Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Hochsauerlandkreis, Kreis » Meschede Population* 29 988 Retail purchasing power* 5 989 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 218,52 km² Industrial and commercial area* 160 ha Residential building area* 577 ha Agricultural area* 10 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 435 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 450 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 5,1 % Labour - total* 112 870 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 8 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 61 % Labour - helper* 18 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 703 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 522 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 571 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 996 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 2 km Motorway junction Meschede (A46) Nearby motorways A46 Airport Airport (distance)* 37 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance)* 50 km Name of port Hafen Hamm Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance)* 81 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website