Demography
| Coxheath compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Coxheath ward | Maidstone (non-metropolitan district) | England |
| Population | 3,856 | 138,948 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 3.2% | 4.6% | 9.2% |
| White | 98.7% | 98.3% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.3% | 0.1% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 80.6% | 76.1% | 71.7% |
| Muslim | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 11.9% | 15% | 14.6% |
| Unemployed | 2% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Retired | 17.1% | 14.2% | 13.5% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the Coxheath electoral ward had a population of 3,856 in 1,582 households, of whom 3,732 (96.8%) were British by birth. In terms of ethnicity, 98.7% described themselves as white, with 0.5% mixed, 0.2% Asian or Asian British, 0.3% Black or Black British and 0.4% Chinese or other ethnic group. Religion was recorded as 80.6% Christian, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 11.9% were recorded as having no religion, 0.4% had an alternative religion and 6.7% did not state their religion. Of the 3,120 adults (aged 16 and over), the socio-economic breakdown by NRS social grade found 1,631 people fell into the ABC1 category and 1,489 people into the C2DE grouping.
The economic activity of the 2,792 residents aged 16–74 was 43.6% in full-time employment, 14.1% in part-time employment, 8.8% self-employed, 2.0% unemployed, 1.9% students with jobs, 2.9% students without jobs, 17.1% retired, 5.3% looking after home or family, 2.7% permanently sick or disabled and 1.8% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 19.3% retail, 12.3% manufacturing, 11.3% real estate, 11.2% health and social work, 10.5% construction, 7.3% transport and communications, 6.6% education, 5.8% finance, 5.2% public administration, 2.9% hotels and restaurants, 1.9% agriculture and 5.7% other.
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