Walpole Demographics (King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England)

Walpole is a ward in King's Lynn and West Norfolk of East of England, England and includes areas of West Walton, Rattan Row, Walton Highway, St. Johns Fen End, Walpole Highway, Walpole St. Peter, Terrington St. John and Walpole St. Andrew.

In the 2011 census the population of Walpole was 2,322 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Walpole is 42, while the median age is higher at 45.

95.3% of people living in Walpole were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Wales, 0.7% Scotland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.2% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Philippines.

98.9% of people living in Walpole speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Walpole is 68.0% Christian, 24.2% No religion, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu. 161 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

55.7% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.5% are separated or divorced. There are 91 widowed people living in Walpole.

The top occupations listed by people in Walpole are Skilled trades 15.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.7%, Elementary 10.5%, Administrative and secretarial 9.8%, Associate professional and technical 9.8%, Professional 9.4%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Caring personal service 8.5%.