Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Städteregion Aachen, Kreis » Aachen Population 262 670 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 160,85 km² Average land price (in district) 550,54 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 351 ha Residential building area 2 081 ha Agricultural area 17 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 998 €/year Retail purchasing power index (per person) n.a. Retail purchasing power (per household) n.a. Retail purchasing power index (per household) n.a. Excise tax Level of business tax 475 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 637 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 7,6 % Labour - total 227 260 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 20 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 52 % Labour - helper 15 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 668 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 926 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 745 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 833 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Aachen-Rothe Erde (A544) Nearby motorways A4 A44 A544 Airport Airport (distance) 74 km Name of airport Flughafen Köln/Bonn „Konrad Adenauer“ Port Port (distance) 63 km Name of port Hafen Köln - Godorf Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 60 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website