Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Gelsenkirchen Population 267 930 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 104,94 km² Average land price (in district) 261,53 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 991 ha Residential building area 2 098 ha Agricultural area 1 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 4 827 €/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 675 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 15,2 % Labour - total 84 810 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 11 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 59 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 967 €/month Gross salary - specialist 5 180 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 748 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 763 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Gelsenkirchen-Zentrum (A42) Nearby motorways A2 A40 A42 A43 A448 A52 Airport Airport (distance) 33 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 2 km Name of port Hafen Gelsenkirchen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 6 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website
