Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Städteregion Aachen, Kreis » Herzogenrath Population 48 574 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 33,38 km² Average land price (in district) 215,33 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 65 ha Residential building area 653 ha Agricultural area 7 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 699 €/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 485 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 733 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 7,6 % Labour - total 227 260 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 20 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 52 % Labour - helper 15 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 668 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 926 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 745 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 833 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 7 km Motorway junction Aachen-Laurensberg (A4) Nearby motorways A4 A44 A544 Airport Airport (distance) 66 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 57 km Name of port Hafen Neuss Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 58 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website