Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Hesse » Gießen, Landkreis » Lich Population 14 167 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 77,61 km² Average land price (in district) 258,17 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 70 ha Residential building area 257 ha Agricultural area 7 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 732 €/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 360 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 470 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 6,1 % Labour - total 106 490 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 15 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 56 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 862 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 935 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 766 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 934 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 4 km Motorway junction Fernwald (A5) Nearby motorways A45 A485 A5 Airport Airport (distance) 56 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt Port Port (distance) 45 km Name of port Hafen Hanau Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Main Freight village Freight village (distance) 88 km Name of freight village GVZ Koblenz Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website