Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Birkenfeld, Landkreis » Idar-Oberstein Population* 29 158 Retail purchasing power* 5 526 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 91,58 km² Industrial and commercial area* 98 ha Residential building area* 569 ha Agricultural area* 5 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 310 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 290 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 7,0 % Labour - total* 27 330 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 9 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 58 % Labour - helper* 20 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 382 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 228 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 363 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 616 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 16 km Motorway junction Birkenfeld (A62) Nearby motorways A62 Airport Airport (distance)* 25 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn Port Port (distance)* 44 km Name of port Hafen Trier Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Mosel Freight village Freight village (distance)* 45 km Name of freight village GVZ Trier Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website