Howlands Demographics (Welwyn Hatfield, England)

Howlands is a ward in Welwyn Hatfield of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Howlands was 5,862 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Howlands is 38, while the median age is also 38.

83.8% of people living in Howlands were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Philippines, 1.5% Scotland, 1.0% Ireland, 1.0% India, 0.8% Wales, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.5% Nigeria, 0.4% United States.

93.8% of people living in Howlands speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.8% Polish, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Gujarati, 0.3% Bulgarian, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% French, 0.2% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Howlands is 57.9% Christian, 30.2% No religion, 2.0% Muslim, 1.6% Hindu, 0.4% Jewish, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 387 people did not state a religion. 13 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

48.8% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.8% are separated or divorced. There are 253 widowed people living in Howlands.

The top occupations listed by people in Howlands are Professional 18.1%, Associate professional and technical 12.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.9%, Skilled trades 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.5%, Elementary 10.2%, Administrative 9.4%, Sales and customer service 9.4%, Caring personal service 9.2%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%.