Ling Forest Demographics (Mansfield, England)

Ling Forest is a ward in Mansfield of East Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Ling Forest was 2,627 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

94.4% of people living in Ling Forest were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% India.

98.6% of people living in Ling Forest speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.3% Latvian, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% Telugu.

The religious make up of Ling Forest is 68.2% Christian, 25.0% No religion, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Muslim. 161 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.1% of people are married, 10.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.3% are separated or divorced. There are 110 widowed people living in Ling Forest.

The top occupations listed by people in Ling Forest are Skilled trades 13.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.2%, Professional 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.9%, Elementary 10.9%, Sales and customer service 10.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.7%, Sales 9.4%, Elementary administration and service 9.3%.