Hoxton Demographics (Hackney, England)

Hoxton is a ward in Hackney of London, England and includes areas of Islington and Hoxton.

In the 2011 census the population of Hoxton was 15,174 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Hoxton is 32, while the median age is lower at 29.

52.6% of people living in Hoxton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.2% Nigeria, 1.8% South America, 1.5% Ireland, 1.5% Ghana, 1.5% Australia, 1.4% United States, 1.3% Scotland, 1.3% China, 1.1% Jamaica.

72.2% of people living in Hoxton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Turkish, 2.7% French, 2.0% Spanish, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.2% All other Chinese, 1.2% Bengali, 1.2% Italian, 1.0% German, 0.8% Arabic.

The religious make up of Hoxton is 43.1% Christian, 28.1% No religion, 13.5% Muslim, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.9% Hindu, 0.9% Jewish, 0.6% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 1,543 people did not state a religion. 53 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

17.8% of people are married, 11.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 52.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.3% are separated or divorced. There are 822 widowed people living in Hoxton.

The top occupations listed by people in Hoxton are Professional 25.9%, Associate professional and technical 21.7%, Business, media and public service professionals 13.1%, Business and public service associate professionals 11.0%, Elementary 10.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.3%, Elementary administration and service 10.0%, Administrative and secretarial 8.9%, Culture, media and sports 7.5%, Sales and customer service 7.4%.