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Mainz

Mainz acts as the western gate of the Rhine-Main area. As the state capital of Rheinland-Pfalz, the university city has a population of 185,000. A mix of businesses characterises the economy of Mainz but the city mostly supports a service-orientated economy, with an emphasis on the media sector (especially ZDF, the second public German television programme). Mainz is also the home to a growing number of high tech companies. Ministries and governmental agencies of Rheinland-Pfalz’s government are seated in Mainz. The city is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), as defined by the Urban Audit, of 377,000 inhabitants that covers an area of 704 km2.

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	186,061						342	2004	386,173	1:2.08
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	0%						247
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2004	44%						152	2004	39%	1:0.88
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2004	5%						118	2004	6%	1:1.24
Average size of households	2004	1.87						173	2004	2.07	1:1.11
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€1,430						150
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€2,870						157
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	28%						305	2001	41%	1:1.50
Percentage of households living in social housing	2004	7%						92
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	43						229	2001	44	1:1.04
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	115.59						223
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	8%						159	2004	7%	1:0.87
Unemployment rate - female	2004	7%						147	2004	6%	1:0.94
Employment rate	2004	64%						157
Activity rate	2004	70%						182	2004	71%	1:1.02
GDP per head (€)	2004	€43,034						148	2004	€30,772	1:0.72
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2004	€18,700						118	2004	€21,900	1:1.17
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2004	14%						71	2004	13%	1:0.92
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2004	53%						193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2001	486						234	2001	501	1:1.03
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:0.92
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:0.96
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2004	21						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	8						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.53						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	3%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	18						185
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	1,899						265	2004	549	1:0.29
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2004	65%						108	2004	65%	1:1
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2004	24						107	2004	24	1:1

SUB CITY LEVEL

7 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 26471		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%	1:1.49
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	36%	44%	57%	1:1.60
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	5%	5%	6%	1:1.28
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	10%	10%	14%	1:1.44
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	4%	5%	6%	1:1.58
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	8%	10%	14%	1:1.63
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	807	1,895	6,515	1:8.08