Blythe Demographics (Solihull, England)

Blythe is a ward in Solihull of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Cheswick Green, Shirley, Monks Path, Blossomfield, Tidbury Green and Dickens Heath.

In the 2011 census the population of Blythe was 12,997 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Blythe is 39, while the median age is also 39.

87.2% of people living in Blythe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% India, 1.3% Wales, 1.2% Ireland, 1.1% Scotland, 0.5% Pakistan, 0.5% Kenya, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Hong Kong .

96.1% of people living in Blythe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Panjabi, 0.4% Gujarati, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% French, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Tamil.

The religious make up of Blythe is 64.2% Christian, 19.1% No religion, 3.7% Sikh, 3.5% Hindu, 2.5% Muslim, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Buddhist. 772 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.3% of people are married, 10.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.7% are separated or divorced. There are 604 widowed people living in Blythe.

The top occupations listed by people in Blythe are Professional 25.0%, Associate professional and technical 17.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 16.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.6%, Corporate managers and directors 12.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 11.0%, Administrative 9.0%, Skilled trades 7.4%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.3%, Sales and customer service 6.9%.