Living in Alcalá del Río
In Alcalá del Río, the statutory reference rent is €4.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.6% (2026).
Alcalá del Río is a city in Spain, with a population of 12,335 at the start of 2025. The foreign population count was 299 at the start of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 83% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 79% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Alcalá del Río?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Alcalá del Río?
Average net cold rent is 4.7 EUR/m² per month (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): 4.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre5Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan4Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 5,736 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 4,563 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 1,173 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es3Official |
Is Alcalá del Río 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 282 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.7 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.
Work and income
The unemployment rate was 6.57% in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Alcalá del Río?
The unemployment rate is about 6.6 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 6.57 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
Alcalá del Río 6.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 93.67 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official |
| People in employment | 4,344 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 6.57 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent |
What does a salary buy in Alcalá del Río?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,463 |
| Rent, 60 m²€4.70/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €282 |
| Internet€20 · official · DIGI 300 Mbps fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €12 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,149 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alcalá del Río. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Alcalá del Río. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,750 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-22Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was SVQ, 13.5 km away, with 38 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 93.7% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alcalá del Río. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course
Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities
For adult language learners, residents.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Alcalá del Río?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SANTA CLARA)8
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Alcalá del Río 11.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station COBRE LAS CRUCES)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station COBRE LAS CRUCES)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SANTA CLARA)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 16.2 · Feb 18.2 · Mar 21.5 · Apr 23.7 · May 27.8 · Jun 32.4 · Jul 35.7 · Aug 35.6 · Sep 31.1 · Oct 26 · Nov 20.1 · Dec 16.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 6.1 · Feb 7 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 11.5 · May 14.7 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 10 · Dec 7.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 11.2 · Feb 12.6 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 17.6 · May 21.3 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 28 · Aug 28.1 · Sep 24.7 · Oct 20.4 · Nov 15.1 · Dec 12.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 56.3 · Feb 46.2 · Mar 46.9 · Apr 54 · May 33.9 · Jun 5.8 · Jul 0.6 · Aug 2.5 · Sep 33.1 · Oct 75.4 · Nov 72.2 · Dec 77.2 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 202 · Feb 212.2 · Mar 246.3 · Apr 270.2 · May 324.9 · Jun 357.3 · Jul 388.1 · Aug 364.3 · Sep 278.4 · Oct 244.4 · Nov 205.3 · Dec 185.9 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO20Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Castellón de la Plana ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Round Rock (United States) ±1.6 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±1.9 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±1.9 °C, Downey (United States) ±2.5 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±2.5 °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
How many people live in Alcalá del Río?
The published population was 12,335 people in January 2025. Source: Alcalá del Río - official stats1
By nationality
National passport97.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 82.57 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign residents | 299 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 6,046 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Male residents | 6,242 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Population | 12,335 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Alcalá del Río - official stats1Official |
International community in Alcalá del Río
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 12,298 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 11,866 | 96.5% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 145 | 1.2% |
| South America | 113 | 0.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 65 | 0.5% |
| Africa | 58 | 0.5% |
| Rent of Europe | 23 | 0.2% |
| Asia | 18 | 0.1% |
| North America | 9 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 12,298 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 12,025 | 97.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 107 | 0.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 46 | 0.4% |
| South America | 43 | 0.3% |
| Africa | 36 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 19 | 0.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 12 | 0.1% |
| North America | 6 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Alcalá del Río
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Brenes as an Alcalá del Río alternative in the same region
10 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 4.5% Brenes vs 6.6% Alcalá del Río−31%
- Rent: €4.80/m² Brenes vs €4.70/m² Alcalá del Ríosame level
- Nearest airport: 14.8 km Brenes vs 13.5 km Alcalá del Río+10%
- Residents: 12,975 Brenes vs 12,335 Alcalá del Río+5%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Brenes vs €1,796 Alcalá del Ríosame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 Brenes vs 4,750 Alcalá del Ríosame level
- Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Brenes vs 11.0 µg/m³ Alcalá del Ríosame level
Vila-real as an Alcalá del Río alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 576 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 12,335 Alcalá del Río+335%
- Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 13.5 km Alcalá del Río+153%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €4.70/m² Alcalá del Río−15%
- Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 6.6% Alcalá del Río−17%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 4,750 Alcalá del Ríono percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,796 Alcalá del Río+5%
Cities near Alcalá del Río
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 9.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 7.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
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How does Alcalá del Río compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alcalá del Río under the national coverage rules.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Regional reception programmes (aulas de enlace Madrid / aules d acollida Catalonia etc). How to enrol a child (educacionfpydeportes.gob.es).
A country-wide rule for Spain; Alcalá del Río's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Alcalá del Río part of Mairena del Aljarafe?
Alcalá del Río is in the published commuting zone of Mairena del Aljarafe; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Mairena del Aljarafe city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source9
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Alcalá del Río?
The published population was 12,335 people in January 2025. Source: Alcalá del Río - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Alcalá del Río?
Average net cold rent is 4.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 329 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Alcalá del Río?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SANTA CLARA).
What is the unemployment rate in Alcalá del Río?
The unemployment rate is about 6.6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Alcalá del Río?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Alcalá del Río a good place to live?
Alcalá del Río 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 Alcalá del Río part of Mairena del Aljarafe?
Alcalá del Río is in the published commuting zone of Mairena del Aljarafe; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Alcalá del Río?
Seville, Mairena del Aljarafe, Alcalá de Guadaíra, La Rinconada, La Algaba are near Alcalá del Río. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Alcalá del Río?
The official country of birth distribution records 11,866 people (96.5%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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