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Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden is the capital of the German federal state of Hessen (Hesse). The city has a population of 271,000. Wiesbaden is particularly characterised by its service sector. Its central location near the international Rhein-Main Airport has turned Wiesbaden into a very high quality economic site. The city is the state capital of Hessen and is strong in the area of public services, but has also developed expertise in a number of fields such as advisory services, the chemical industry, machine construction, the media, production of technical appliances / data processing and software development. Wiesbaden is also well known as a health centre. The city is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), as defined by the Urban Audit, of 455,000 inhabitants that expands over an area of 1,015 km2 in the Rhein-Main area, one of Europe’s economic centres.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004274,076
3422004459,6331:1.68
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20041%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200444%
152200440%1:0.91
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20047%
11820047%1:1
Average size of households20041.90
17320042.001:1.05
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2004€1,650
1502001€2,300 
Average price per m2 for a house2004€4,000
1572001€2,500 
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200125%
305200134%1:1.35
Percentage of households living in social housing20048%
9220017% 
Average living area in m2 per person200142
2292001431:1.02
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200486.12
223200167.02 
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200410%
15920048%1:0.84
Unemployment rate - female20048%
14720047%1:0.86
Employment rate200465%
157   
Activity rate200472%
182200473%1:1.01
GDP per head (€)2004€43,359
1482004€33,3311:0.77
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€21,500
1182004€22,6001:1.05
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income200410%
7120049%1:0.94
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200440%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42001454
23420014881:1.07
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:0.96
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:0.96
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3200425
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200411
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.63
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill2004100%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200436
18520011149 
Population density (residents per km2)20041,344
26520044531:0.34
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200463%
108200472%1:1.13
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200424
1072004251:1.06

SUB CITY LEVEL

8 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 33885Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420014%5%5%1:1.32
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200133%46%56%1:1.68
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20013%7%5%1:1.53
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20014%14%28%1:7.17
Average size of households20011.181.982.151:1.82
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20014%6%7%1:2.01
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 2520017%11%15%1:2.24
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)20016601,32911,1321:16.86