Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Bielefeld Population 331 605 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 258,83 km² Average land price (in district) 361,52 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 970 ha Residential building area 4 569 ha Agricultural area 10 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 773 €/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 480 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 765 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 9,0 % Labour - total 168 270 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 16 % Labour - specialist 16 % Labour - skilled worker 49 % Labour - helper 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 006 €/month Gross salary - specialist 5 008 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 792 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 841 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 6 km Motorway junction Bielefeld-Zentrum (A33) Nearby motorways A2 A33 Airport Airport (distance) 45 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance) 35 km Name of port Hafen Lübbecke Port type Inland port Modality bimodal Waters Mittellandkanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 47 km Name of freight village GVZ Osnabrück Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website