Germany demographic data

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MapPoint population and household statistics are based on administrative statistic publishings and survey data and were compiled by Claritas, Inc.

Categories and notes

Population

The total number of people living in a specific area.

Population by occupation

Occupation data is displayed in these groupings:

Company employee

Civil Service, employee

Labour

Civil Service, labour

Civil servants

Freelance worker

Self-employed

Student

Retired

Unemployed

Note  Population figures are based on the entire population. Occupation figures reflect those people old enough to be legally employed but excludes non-occupational categories.

Population over age 18

The figures show the total number of males and females over age 18.

Population by marital status

People are categorised according to their marital status: single, married, cohabiting, divorced, or widowed.

Households

This is the total number of households in a specified area. A household includes all the persons who occupy a housing unit.

Household size

Household information is given as follows:

Number of people per household

Number of households with children

Number of households without children

Head of household, age

The data reflects the number of heads of households in each age group:

Under 25 years

25–34 years

35–44 years

45–54 years

55–64 years

65 years or older

Household income

The data reflects the number of households in specified income groupings.

The income ranges are as follows:

Less than 2,000 DM

2,000–3,999 DM

4,000–6,000 DM

More than 6,000 DM

Households by length of residence

The data reflects the length of time a housing unit has been occupied by the same person or people. The specified ranges are as follows:

Less than 1 year

1–3 years

3–5 years

5–10 years

More than 10 years

Lifestyle

The data reflects the number of households in an area that have reported an interest in the following pastimes:

High tech

Home and gardening

Sports cars