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Living in Hamminkeln

Hamminkeln had 26,873 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Germany. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €10.06 per m² per month in June 2026. For Hamminkeln, regional disposable income was €27,666 per person per year at the end of 2023.

Lower unemployment than 77% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Hamminkeln?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Hamminkeln.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hamminkeln?

Average net cold rent is 10.06 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 10.06 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Hamminkeln21

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Hamminkeln yet.

Net rent across major citiesHamminkeln highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hamminkeln highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.06 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Hamminkeln21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 604 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.06 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.89% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,150 per month at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Hamminkeln?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.89 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Hamminkeln is 3.9%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–4Hamminkeln 3.9%1290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability93.52 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability93.86 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident27,666 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita34,273 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,150 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate3.89 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hamminkeln. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hamminkeln. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport38 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportNRN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport34.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hamminkeln. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Hamminkeln.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hamminkeln?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)10

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Hamminkeln annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154013.0PM10104010.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Hamminkeln is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–10Hamminkeln 9.030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven)10Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 12.92 · Feb 17.94 · Mar 21.62 · Apr 26.28 · May 30.52 · Jun 34.07 · Jul 38.82 · Aug 34.42 · Sep 32.1 · Oct 26.79 · Nov 20.05 · Dec 14.49 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.15 · Feb -16.75 · Mar -8.66 · Apr -5.09 · May -0.11 · Jun 4.15 · Jul 7.07 · Aug 5.96 · Sep 3.3 · Oct -4.62 · Nov -6.61 · Dec -13.76 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.58 · Feb 2.28 · Mar 5.29 · Apr 9.59 · May 13.41 · Jun 16.83 · Jul 18.77 · Aug 18.33 · Sep 14.76 · Oct 10.47 · Nov 6.01 · Dec 2.56 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Annual mean temperature9.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Hohen Neuendorf26,857 residentsRheinbach26,918 residentsLübbecke26,815 residentsMühlacker26,787 residentsPfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm26,996 residentsAchern26,733 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 164.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 163.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Hamminkeln?

The published population was 26,873 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Hamminkeln residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.5%Foreign residents 5.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents682 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area164.5 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents1,491 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density163.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population26,873 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents11,874 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share44.8 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other6,958 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share26.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents7,688 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share29 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Hamminkeln

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total26,520100.0%
Germany24,36991.9%
Poland4861.8%
Ukraine1650.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1510.6%
Netherlands1380.5%
Russian Federation1070.4%
Turkey920.3%
Afghanistan870.3%
Iraq820.3%
Romania700.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia440.2%
Kazakhstan420.2%
Serbia390.1%
Not stated340.1%
Lebanon300.1%
Kosovo290.1%
Austria290.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of260.1%
Italy240.1%
United Kingdom240.1%
Czech Republic180.1%
France170.1%
Spain170.1%
Hungary170.1%
Portugal160.1%
Greece140.1%
Armenia140.1%
China140.1%
Albania130.0%
Sri Lanka130.0%
Nigeria120.0%
Morocco120.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of110.0%
Angola110.0%
United States110.0%
Viet Nam110.0%
Belgium100.0%
Thailand100.0%
Lithuania90.0%
Switzerland90.0%
Tunisia90.0%
India90.0%
Bangladesh90.0%
Philippines80.0%
Bulgaria70.0%
Belarus60.0%
Brazil60.0%
Tajikistan60.0%
Algeria50.0%
Eritrea50.0%
Cameroon50.0%
Somalia50.0%
Egypt50.0%
Turkmenistan50.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Congo40.0%
Libya40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Kyrgyzstan40.0%
Korea, Republic of40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Finland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Botswana30.0%
Côte D'Ivoire30.0%
Guinea30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Togo30.0%
Dominica30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total26,520100.0%
Germany25,02794.4%
Ukraine1620.6%
Netherlands1610.6%
Poland1590.6%
Syrian Arab Republic1570.6%
Iraq860.3%
Afghanistan750.3%
Turkey580.2%
Romania550.2%
Uncertain520.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russian Federation440.2%
Croatia370.1%
Kosovo280.1%
Italy260.1%
Serbia240.1%
Austria180.1%
Nigeria180.1%
Portugal170.1%
France160.1%
Lebanon160.1%
Spain150.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of140.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of120.0%
United Kingdom120.0%
Bangladesh120.0%
Albania110.0%
Greece100.0%
Hungary100.0%
Sri Lanka100.0%
Eritrea90.0%
China90.0%
Tajikistan80.0%
Angola70.0%
Morocco70.0%
Somalia70.0%
Thailand70.0%
United States60.0%
Belgium50.0%
Armenia50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Bulgaria40.0%
Lithuania40.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
India40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Finland30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Norway30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Botswana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Canada30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Hamminkeln a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–66%
Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–70%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–68%
Foreign residents1,491 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population26,873 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.06 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Hamminkeln
Fibre-to-the-building availability93.52 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability93.86 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident27,666 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–696.8 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 331.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier452 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier650 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Hamminkeln through valid health insurance.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Hamminkeln?

The published population was 26,873 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Hamminkeln?

Average net cold rent is 10.06 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 704 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Hamminkeln.

Is the air quality good in Hamminkeln?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven).

What is the unemployment rate in Hamminkeln?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Hamminkeln?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Hamminkeln?

1,491 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Hamminkeln a good place to live?

Hamminkeln may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Total live in Hamminkeln?

The official country of birth distribution records 26,520 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Hamminkeln, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/hamminkeln/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hamminkeln, Germany: rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
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}
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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort) Bundesagentur für Arbeit · statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-08
  4. Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional Destatis · destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster) DWD Climate Data Center · opendata.dwd.de · checked 2026-06-05
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  9. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  10. EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Wesel-Obrighoven) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  1. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-07-14
  2. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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  4. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  5. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  6. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  7. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
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