Regional Policy - Inforegio
Urban Audit: City Profiles
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Nürnberg

Nürnberg is the second largest city of the German federal state of Bayern (Bavaria). The city has a population of 491,000. Nürnberg is a high growth area for production-related services such as consultancy, planning, and market and consumer research. Nürnberg´s industrial sector is concentrated in the areas of communications, transport technology, energy technology, measurement and control engineering, and foodstuffs. Important international fairs and exhibitions are also held in Nürnberg. It is the seat of the Bundesanstalt für Arbeit (Federal Employment Services) and its institute for employment research. The city is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), as defined by the Urban Audit, of over 1.2 million inhabitants that covers an area of 2,934 km2.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004495,302
34220041,288,7971:2.60
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200443%
152200439%1:0.89
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20047%
11820047%1:0.97
Average size of households20041.98
17320042.091:1.06
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2004€1,400
150   
Average price per m2 for a house2004€2,570
157   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200125%
305200138%1:1.55
Percentage of households living in social housing20049%
9220018% 
Average living area in m2 per person200139
2292001421:1.09
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200494.12
223200168.14 
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200413%
159200410%1:0.74
Unemployment rate - female200411%
14720049%1:0.77
Employment rate200465%
157   
Activity rate200475%
182200475%1:1
GDP per head (€)2004€42,404
1482004€34,0501:0.80
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€19,400
1182004€21,6001:1.11
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income200414%
71200412%1:0.85
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200152%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42001445
23420014661:1.05
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:0.89
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:1.06
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320046
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200422
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.57
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill20042%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200415
185   
Population density (residents per km2)20042,663
26520044391:0.16
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200451%
108200472%1:1.41
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200423
1072004231:1

SUB CITY LEVEL

18 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 27295Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420013%4%5%1:1.90
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200128%46%66%1:2.31
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20014%6%7%1:1.88
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households200110%14%17%1:1.74
Average size of households20011.491.922.291:1.54
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20013%19%32%1:9.37
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20014%8%11%1:2.58
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 2520016%10%12%1:1.94
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)20017072,63616,6351:23.51