Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Saxony-Anhalt » Kreisfreie Stadt » Magdeburg Population 244 329 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 201,68 km² Average land price (in district) 207,47 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 867 ha Residential building area 2 131 ha Agricultural area 52 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 453 €/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 450 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 590 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 9,0 % Labour - total 112 740 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 16 % Labour - specialist 15 % Labour - skilled worker 55 % Labour - helper 14 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 273 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 236 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 333 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 568 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 7 km Motorway junction Magdeburg-Stadtfeld (A14) Nearby motorways A14 A2 Airport Airport (distance) 88 km Name of airport Flughafen Leipzig/Halle Port Port (distance) 5 km Name of port Magdeburger Hafen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Elbe Freight village Freight village (distance) 5 km Name of freight village GVZ Magdeburg Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website