Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Herne Population 155 851 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 51,42 km² Average land price (in district) 95,19 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 331 ha Residential building area 1 394 ha Agricultural area 0 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 173 €/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 500 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 990 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 12,1 % Labour - total 52 180 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 10 % Labour - specialist 11 % Labour - skilled worker 58 % Labour - helper 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 099 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 806 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 879 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 910 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Herne-Baukau (A42) Nearby motorways A2 A40 A42 A43 A448 Airport Airport (distance) 27 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 4 km Name of port Hafen Herne Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 4 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website