Harlingen, Harlingen

Harlingen is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Harlingen The district has a total area of 1.543 hectares, of which 1.470 hectares are land and 73 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK007200. The postcode area is 8861AA-8862ZZ.

Residents

Harlingen has 15.140 residents. Of these, 50,1% are men and 49,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (28,0%). The other age groups are 26,9% for '65 years or older', 20,3% for '25 to 45 years', 13,6% for '0 to 15 years' and 11,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 45,3% is unmarried, 38,3% is married, 9,8% is divorced and 6,5% is widowed. 12.805 residents originate from the Netherlands, 1.060 come from Europe and 1.270 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 7.325 households in Harlingen. 41,1% of these are single-person households, 30,9% households without children and 28,1% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Harlingen there are 12.100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.500, which is €4.300 (12%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.400, which is €2.800 (10%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Harlingen are educated to an intermediate level. 46,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 30,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 22,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 15.140 residents, around 61% are in paid employment, which amounts to 9.235 people. This is 4% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (83%), while 17% are self-employed. In Harlingen, 32% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 3.700 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Harlingen there are 7.527 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €236.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 45% rental homes and 55% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 55% privately owned, 33% owned by housing associations and 12% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Harlingen are 1970-1980 (20%) and 1950-1970 (14%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Harlingen. The most recently listed home is Voorstraat 4A by 0517 Makelaars | Harlingen, Franeker en omgeving op Funda. No homes were sold in Harlingen over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Harlingen. The most recent home is Jacob Backerstraat 10, offered by woningzoekende.debouwvereniging.nl. No homes were let in Harlingen over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Harlingen.

Energy

In Harlingen there are 7.965 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (36%), C (20%) and B (14%). On average, an address in Harlingen uses 2.260 kWh of electricity per year. This is 20% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.020 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 20% below the national average of 1.280 m³.