Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Duisburg Population 502 270 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 232,84 km² Average land price (in district) 446,52 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 2 583 ha Residential building area 3 896 ha Agricultural area 15 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 084 €/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 845 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 13,1 % Labour - total 180 080 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 12 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 60 % Labour - helper 16 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 406 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 962 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 4 026 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 812 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Duisburg-Zentrum (A59) Nearby motorways A3 A40 A42 A524 A59 Airport Airport (distance) 16 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 1 km Name of port Hafen Duisburg Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 30 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website