Living in Herdecke

In Herdecke, rents across existing tenancies average €6.16 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.5% (2022).

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €9.38 per m² per month in June 2026. The regional median gross salary was €4,100 per month at the end of 2024. Its population was 22,772 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2340 sources

Population22,772people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.16EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 6% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate3.55%country median 5.1% — 30% belowOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime5,655incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Hagen Graf-von-Galen-Ring)

Pricier rent than 61% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 84% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of German cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Herdecke?

Average net cold rent is 6.16 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), 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): 6.16 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesHerdecke highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Herdecke€6.16

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Leipzig€6.27

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²⁶Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.16 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	9.38 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Herdecke⁴⁰Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Herdecke a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–65%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–72%

Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 370 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.16 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: May 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.55% in May 2022. Regional disposable income was €30,218 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Herdecke?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 3.55 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities³⁰

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Herdecke is 3.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Herdecke 3.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	46.39 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	87.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	30,218 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁷Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	34,635 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²⁷Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	3.55 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities³⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Herdecke?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,994of €2,655 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,655
Rent, 60 m²€9.38/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Herdecke · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.16/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €563
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,994

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Herdecke. 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 Herdecke. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,269 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	147.7 per 100,000	2024	BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)¹⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Herdecke 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,269 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHerdecke highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,655 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise²¹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	28 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁹Official
Nearest airport	DTM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	18.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Herdecke. 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.

GermanIn Person

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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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Herdecke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Hagen Graf-von-Galen-Ring)¹²

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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18°9°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

119

115

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

119

164

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂27WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Herdecke is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	27 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Hagen Eckeseyer Str. 7)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Hagen Graf-von-Galen-Ring)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Hagen Graf-von-Galen-Ring)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 13.2 · May 17 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 22 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 13 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�denscheid²⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.2 · Feb -0.9 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.3 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 9.1 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�denscheid²⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.1 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 8.4 · May 12.2 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�denscheid²⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 119.1 · Feb 95.4 · Mar 91.8 · Apr 55.8 · May 78.4 · Jun 74.7 · Jul 95.4 · Aug 95 · Sep 89 · Oct 90.2 · Nov 93.8 · Dec 115 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�denscheid²⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 50.7 · Feb 69.7 · Mar 118.6 · Apr 164 · May 183.7 · Jun 187.1 · Jul 189.1 · Aug 186.6 · Sep 140.3 · Oct 103.9 · Nov 54.5 · Dec 41 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station L�denscheid²⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Eutin ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.7 °C, Reims (France) ±2.0 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 22.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,017.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Herdecke?

The published population was 22,772 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	699 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹⁵Official
City area	22.39 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,954 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁹Official
Population density	1,017 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁸Official
Population	22,772 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	5,021 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	21.7 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	10,364 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	44.8 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	7,773 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	33.6 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Herdecke

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 group	People	Share
Total	23,158	100.0%
Germany	20,076	86.7%
Poland	686	3.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	251	1.1%
Turkey	200	0.9%
Russian Federation	168	0.7%
Ukraine	163	0.7%
Italy	135	0.6%
Kazakhstan	102	0.4%
Kosovo	73	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	59	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	58	0.3%
Not stated	57	0.2%
Iraq	56	0.2%
Greece	55	0.2%
Serbia	52	0.2%
Croatia	47	0.2%
Afghanistan	47	0.2%
Austria	46	0.2%
Czech Republic	41	0.2%
Netherlands	37	0.2%
Spain	33	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	33	0.1%
Morocco	32	0.1%
United Kingdom	28	0.1%
Switzerland	27	0.1%
Brazil	24	0.1%
China	24	0.1%
Portugal	23	0.1%
France	22	0.1%
India	22	0.1%
Nigeria	20	0.1%
Albania	18	0.1%
Sri Lanka	18	0.1%
Bulgaria	17	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	17	0.1%
Hungary	16	0.1%
Lebanon	16	0.1%
United States	15	0.1%
Georgia	15	0.1%
Bangladesh	15	0.1%
Guinea	14	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	13	0.1%
Canada	11	0.0%
Pakistan	11	0.0%
Tajikistan	11	0.0%
Lithuania	10	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	10	0.0%
Eritrea	10	0.0%
Egypt	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Tunisia	8	0.0%
Colombia	8	0.0%
Latvia	7	0.0%
Belarus	7	0.0%
Chile	7	0.0%
Thailand	7	0.0%
Denmark	6	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Zimbabwe	6	0.0%
Cameroon	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Viet Nam	6	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	6	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Philippines	5	0.0%
Luxembourg	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Somalia	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Palestinian territories	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁵

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	23,158	100.0%
Germany	21,208	91.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	301	1.3%
Italy	214	0.9%
Ukraine	152	0.7%
Turkey	127	0.5%
Poland	119	0.5%
Croatia	70	0.3%
Greece	60	0.3%
Iraq	54	0.2%
Serbia	53	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Russian Federation	46	0.2%
Afghanistan	45	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	42	0.2%
Kosovo	40	0.2%
Netherlands	37	0.2%
Portugal	37	0.2%
Nigeria	36	0.2%
Romania	34	0.1%
Austria	30	0.1%
Uncertain	27	0.1%
Spain	24	0.1%
United Kingdom	21	0.1%
China	21	0.1%
Guinea	19	0.1%
Albania	18	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	18	0.1%
Bangladesh	14	0.1%
Bulgaria	13	0.1%
India	13	0.1%
Switzerland	12	0.1%
Georgia	11	0.0%
Tajikistan	11	0.0%
Czech Republic	10	0.0%
Morocco	10	0.0%
Brazil	10	0.0%
Lebanon	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Eritrea	9	0.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	9	0.0%
Pakistan	9	0.0%
Hungary	8	0.0%
Egypt	8	0.0%
Kazakhstan	8	0.0%
France	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	7	0.0%
Stateless	7	0.0%
Denmark	6	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
United States	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.0%
Ireland	4	0.0%
Slovakia	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Somalia	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Viet Nam	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	97.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	33.5 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	535 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	745 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Herdecke

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Herdecke from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Herdecke

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Hagen Commuting Zone · 5.4 km away

Rent: 5.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Witten Commuting Zone · 7.9 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Dortmund Commuting Zone · 12.9 km away

Rent: 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-01-01
Salary: 4,197 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Bochum Commuting Zone · 17.6 km away

Rent: 6.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Salary: 4,360 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Castrop-Rauxel Commuting Zone · 18.5 km away

Rent: 5.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Herne Commuting Zone · 21.7 km away

Rent: 5.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Unna Commuting Zone · 23.2 km away

Rent: 5.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Luenen Commuting Zone · 24.8 km away

Rent: 5.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

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Herdecke in rankings

#22 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Germany

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Herdecke's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Herdecke part of Duisburg?

Herdecke is in the published commuting zone of Duisburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Duisburg city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁷

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Herdecke?

The published population was 22,772 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Herdecke?

Average net cold rent is 6.16 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 431 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Herdecke?

What is the unemployment rate in Herdecke?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Herdecke?

The median gross salary is 4,100 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Herdecke a good place to live?

Herdecke 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.

Is Herdecke part of Duisburg?

Herdecke is in the published commuting zone of Duisburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Herdecke?

Hagen, Witten, Dortmund, Bochum, Castrop-Rauxel are near Herdecke. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Herdecke?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,076 people (86.7%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Herdecke, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a8d579fc3daacd3daa863d4aeb0aa916]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/herdecke/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_herdecke-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_514e0ad1ade3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Herdecke, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a8d579fc3daacd3daa863d4aeb0aa916},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/herdecke/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Herdecke, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/herdecke/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version a8d579fc3daacd3daa863d4aeb0aa916; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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