Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Essen Population 574 682 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 210,34 km² Average land price (in district) 414,36 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 1 126 ha Residential building area 4 549 ha Agricultural area 8 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 894 €/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 670 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 11,4 % Labour - total 272 370 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 16 % Labour - specialist 15 % Labour - skilled worker 53 % Labour - helper 15 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 407 €/month Gross salary - specialist 5 102 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 947 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 864 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Essen-Zentrum (A40) Nearby motorways A40 A42 A44 A52 Airport Airport (distance) 25 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 5 km Name of port Hafen Essen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 14 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website
