Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Bochum Population 358 676 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 145,66 km² Average land price (in district) 444,60 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 920 ha Residential building area 3 505 ha Agricultural area 5 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 664 €/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 495 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 645 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 9,0 % Labour - total 150 270 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 17 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 54 % Labour - helper 16 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 724 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 782 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 756 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 882 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Bochum-Ruhrstadion (A40) Nearby motorways A40 A42 A43 A44 A448 Airport Airport (distance) 27 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 8 km Name of port Hafen Herne Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 8 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website
