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Frankfurt am Main

With a population of around 641,000, Frankfurt am Main is the fifth largest city in Germany and the largest city of the federal state of Hessen. The city is located in the Rhine-Main Region, economically one of the most powerful regions in Europe. Frankfurt’s influence carries far beyond the neighbouring Kreise and the Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), as defined for this project, of over 2.4 million inhabitants. Frankfurt is the centre of Germany’s banking and service sectors. Since 1998, the European Central Bank has its headquarters in the city. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the largest in continental Europe and one of the largest in the world. The city is host to many trade fairs and is Germany’s key telecommunication and transport hub. Over 50 important scientific institutions also make the city an important science centre.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	646,889						342	2004	2,517,561	1:3.89
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	0%						247
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2004	52%						152	2004	38%	1:0.74
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2004	7%						118	2004	7%	1:1.01
Average size of households	2004	1.80						173	2004	2.08	1:1.16
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€2,300						150	2001	€1,800
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€3,670						157	2001	€2,700
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	15%						305	2001	34%	1:2.27
Percentage of households living in social housing	2004	10%						92
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	38						229	2001	42	1:1.11
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	182.60						223	2001	83.21
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	9%						159	2004	8%	1:0.86
Unemployment rate - female	2004	8%						147	2004	7%	1:0.94
Employment rate	2004	64%						157
Activity rate	2004	71%						182	2004	72%	1:1.02
GDP per head (€)	2004	€73,932						148	2004	€40,444	1:0.55
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2004	€20,700						118	2004	€23,200	1:1.12
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2004	11%						71	2004	8%	1:0.77
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2004	40%						193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2001	449						234	2001	765	1:1.70
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:1
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:0.83
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2004	19						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	19						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.22						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	24%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	18						185	2001	580
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	2,608						265	2004	585	1:0.22
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2004	43%						108	2004	64%	1:1.50
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2004	26						107	2004	26	1:1.03

SUB CITY LEVEL

18 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 35615		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	4%	5%	6%	1:1.51
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	32%	50%	62%	1:1.92
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	10%	13%	17%	1:1.76
Average size of households		2001	1.57	1.83	2.18	1:1.39
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	3%	5%	8%	1:2.44
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	4%	10%	15%	1:3.80
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)		2001	656	2,581	15,207	1:23.17