Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Wuppertal Population 358 193 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 168,39 km² Average land price (in district) 308,97 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 592 ha Residential building area 2 868 ha Agricultural area 7 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 833 €/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 490 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 947 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 11,0 % Labour - total 131 670 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 14 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 54 % Labour - helper 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 365 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 961 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 889 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 929 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Wuppertal-Barmen (A46) Nearby motorways A1 A46 A535 Airport Airport (distance) 29 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 27 km Name of port Hafen Düsseldorf Reisholz Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 31 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website