Rijen

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK078401 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Gilze en Rijen

Avg. WOZ Value

€368k

official assessed

Population

16.940

CBS 2023

Housing Stock

7.499

total homes

Owner-Occupied

64%

vs rental

Avg. Income

€40k

per recipient

Median wealth

€170k

household net worth

Density

918 /km²

residents / km²

Trends 2018–2025

Avg. WOZ Value (€k) 2025

Population 2025

Avg. Income (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure

Median Wealth (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure

Demographics

Housing Tenure

64%

36%

Owner-occupied

Rental

Household Composition

33%

35%

32%

Single-person

With children

Couples / other

Avg. household size: 2.2

Education & Labour

Higher education

27.6%

Low education

26.2%

Labour participation

73%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

77.36%

EU / Western background

8.26%

Non-EU background

14.34%

Housing & Liveability

Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

64%

Rental

36%

Built before 2000

95%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

83%

Multi-family (apartments)

17%

Cars/household: 1.2

Area: 18.5 km²

Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

0.8 km

🛒

Supermarket

0.8 km

🧒

Childcare

0.5 km

🏫

Primary school

0.6 km

Public Transport

Train stations

Bus stops

Source: OpenStreetMap

Age Profile

Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

15%

15–25 years

11%

25–45 years

24%

45–65 years

27%

65+ years

23%

Economy & Work

Business Activity Sectors

24%

18%

17%

41%

Business services

Trade & hospitality

Govt / edu / health

Other

2.070 total establishments

Education & Labour Trends

Education Level Over Time

Labour Participation Over Time

Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)

Total crime · 2025

Rijen

32.8

Gilze en Rijen

42.3

Nederland

44.8

Air Quality

Annual average — source: RIVM GCN

NO₂ nitrogen dioxide

12.1

µg/m³

+0.1 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³

PM2.5 particulate matter

9.6

µg/m³

+0.9 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