Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Duisburg Population* 502 270 Retail purchasing power* 5 084 €/person/year Urbanization* densely populated Area information Municipal area* 232,84 km² Industrial and commercial area* 2583 ha Residential building area* 3896 ha Agricultural area* 15 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 505 % (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 person 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 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