Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Göttingen, Landkreis » Göttingen Population 127 259 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 117,02 km² Average land price (in district) 69,55 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 263 ha Residential building area 1 245 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 6 104 €/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 430 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 735 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 6,3 % Labour - total 134 700 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 15 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 56 % Labour - helper 15 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 948 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 666 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 688 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 835 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 4 km Motorway junction Göttingen (A7) Nearby motorways A38 A7 Airport Airport (distance) 91 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance) 71 km Name of port Hafen Hildesheim Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Zweigkanal Hildesheim Freight village Freight village (distance) 1 km Name of freight village GVZ Göttingen Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website