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Wijk 00 Veendam-kern

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK004700 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Veendam
Avg. WOZ Value
€222k
official assessed
Population
20.165
CBS 2023
Housing Stock
9.803
total homes
Owner-Occupied
60%
vs rental
Avg. Income
€34.3k
per recipient
Median wealth
€77k
household net worth
Density
1.621 /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
60%
39%
Owner-occupied
Rental
Other
Household Composition
39%
31%
30%
Single-person
With children
Couples / other
Avg. household size: 2.1
Education & Labour

Higher education

19.6%

Low education

32.5%

Labour participation

65%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

82.42%

EU / Western background

4.54%

Non-EU background

13.07%

Housing & Liveability
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

60%

Rental

39%

Built before 2000

97%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

74%

Multi-family (apartments)

26%

Cars/household: 1.1
Area: 12.4 km²
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

1.0 km

🛒

Supermarket

1.0 km

🧒

Childcare

0.6 km

🏫

Primary school

0.7 km

Public Transport
Public Transport

Train stations

2

Bus stops

72

Source: OpenStreetMap
Age Profile
Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

14%

15–25 years

11%

25–45 years

23%

45–65 years

26%

65+ years

25%

Economy & Work
Business Activity Sectors
20%
23%
17%
40%
Business services
Trade & hospitality
Govt / edu / health
Other
1.815 total establishments
Education & Labour Trends
Education Level Over Time
Labour Participation Over Time
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Total crime · 2025
Wijk 00 Veendam-kern
36.4
Veendam
34.9
Nederland
44.8
Air Quality
Annual average — source: RIVM GCN
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
6.9
µg/m³
-5.2 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
7.0
µg/m³
-1.7 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