Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Krefeld Population 231 406 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 137,78 km² Average land price (in district) 337,33 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 1 036 ha Residential building area 2 346 ha Agricultural area 12 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 6 015 €/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 475 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 533 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 10,9 % Labour - total 95 800 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 13 % Labour - specialist 14 % Labour - skilled worker 57 % Labour - helper 15 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 461 €/month Gross salary - specialist 5 196 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 4 013 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 884 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 5 km Motorway junction Krefeld-Zentrum (A57) Nearby motorways A44 A524 A57 A59 Airport Airport (distance) 15 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 7 km Name of port Rheinhafen Krefeld Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 48 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website