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Giessen

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK195910 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Altena
Avg. WOZ Value
€377k
official assessed
Population
1.625
CBS 2023
Housing Stock
644
total homes
Owner-Occupied
69%
vs rental
Avg. Income
€35.5k
per recipient
Median wealth
€190k
household net worth
Density
312 /km²
residents / km²
Trends 2019–2025
Avg. WOZ Value (€k) 2025
Population 2025
Avg. Income (€k) 2023 · most recent CBS figure
Median Wealth (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Demographics
Housing Tenure
69%
31%
Owner-occupied
Rental
Household Composition
34%
35%
31%
Single-person
With children
Couples / other
Avg. household size: 2.4
Education & Labour

Higher education

20%

Low education

35.8%

Labour participation

75%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

88.92%

EU / Western background

5.54%

Non-EU background

5.23%

Housing & Liveability
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

69%

Rental

31%

Built before 2000

92%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

88%

Multi-family (apartments)

12%

Cars/household: 1.5
Area: 5.2 km²
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

0.5 km

🛒

Supermarket

1.0 km

🧒

Childcare

1.0 km

🏫

Primary school

1.1 km

Public Transport
Public Transport

Bus stops

3

Source: OpenStreetMap
Age Profile
Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

18%

15–25 years

12%

25–45 years

23%

45–65 years

27%

65+ years

20%

Economy & Work
Business Activity Sectors
21%
25%
47%
Business services
Trade & hospitality
Govt / edu / health
Other
360 total establishments
Education & Labour Trends
Education Level Over Time
Labour Participation Over Time
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Total crime · 2025
Giessen
27.7
Altena
27.3
Nederland
44.8
Air Quality
Annual average — source: RIVM GCN
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
10.6
µg/m³
-1.4 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
9.3
µg/m³
+0.6 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
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Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten & Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland · City context data is municipal-level average · Privacy threshold: some stats suppressed for small populations