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Eindhoven

Eindhoven is located in the Noord-Brabant province and has a population of 203,000. It is the fifth largest city in the Netherlands, situated in the south of the country close to the border with Belgium. The economy of the city is dominated by the industrial sector, in particular electronics, mechanics and the automotive industry. New sectors include medical technology and information technology (ICT). The presence of the electro-technical industry and the related high concentration of research & development activities in the city contribute positively to the development of business service provision and the transport and distribution sector. The day-to-day running of Eindhoven is the task of the city council made up of the mayor and the aldermen. Eindhoven is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 714,000 inhabitants that covers a land area of 1,440 km2.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004207,870
3422004402,7831:1.94
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20041%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200443%
152200435%1:0.82
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20046%
11820046%1:0.95
Average size of households20042.05
17320042.231:1.09
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house  
    
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200442%
63   
Percentage of households living in social housing200441%
92   
Average living area in m2 per person  
    
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population2004142.23
2232004108.921:0.77
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate20013%
308   
Unemployment rate - female20014%
307   
Employment rate200469%
157   
Activity rate200474%
182200473%1:0.98
GDP per head (€)2001€39,770
296   
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€23,700
1182004€26,0001:1.10
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income200417%
71200415%1:0.86
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200148%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004208
142   
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:0.97
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:0.94
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320018
221   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200153
201   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.67
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill20045%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200441
1852004451:1.10
Population density (residents per km2)20042,365
26520041,2861:0.54
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200463%
108200465%1:1.03
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200426
1072004261:1

SUB CITY LEVEL
13 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 15646Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420012%6%12%1:6.80
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200118%42%73%1:4.05
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20011%4%5%1:3.78
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20011%11%16%1:10.81
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20040% 0% 
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate     
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
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)