Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Hildesheim, Landkreis » Hildesheim Population 98 510 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 92,29 km² Average land price (in district) 112,91 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 432 ha Residential building area 1 115 ha Agricultural area 1 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 892 €/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 440 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 822 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 7,3 % Labour - total 95 470 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 13 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 56 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 085 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 666 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 585 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 802 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Hildesheim (A7) Nearby motorways A7 Airport Airport (distance) 38 km Name of airport Flughafen Hannover Port Port (distance) 3 km Name of port Hafen Hildesheim Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Zweigkanal Hildesheim Freight village Freight village (distance) 25 km Name of freight village GVZ Hannover-Lehrte Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website