Ruinen, De Wolden

Ruinen is located in the province of Drenthe, in the municipality of De Wolden The district has a total area of 3.655 hectares, of which 3.624 hectares are land and 31 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK169008. The postcode area is 7932PD-7964KS.

Residents

Ruinen has 3.585 residents. Of these, 50,2% are men and 49,8% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (32,4%). The other age groups are 29,6% for '45 to 65 years', 17,0% for '25 to 45 years', 11,7% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 39,7% is unmarried, 44,8% is married, 7,4% is divorced and 8,1% is widowed. 3.310 residents originate from the Netherlands, 100 come from Europe and 180 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.650 households in Ruinen. 31,8% of these are single-person households, 40,3% households without children and 27,9% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Ruinen there are 3.000 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €34.500, which is €1.300 (4%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.800, which is €600 (2%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Ruinen are educated to an intermediate level. 50,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 28,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 21,3% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 3.585 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.294 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (78%), while 22% are self-employed. In Ruinen, 34% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.050 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Ruinen there are 1.698 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €391.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 29% rental homes and 71% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 72% privately owned, 21% owned by housing associations and 7% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Ruinen are 1970-1980 (19%) and 1950-1970 (18%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Ruinen. The most recently listed home is Oude Benderseweg 11-624 by Alpina Makelaardij Hoogeveen op Funda. No homes were sold in Ruinen over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Ruinen. The most recent home is Jan Wierengaweg 22, offered by www.thuiskompas.nl. No homes were let in Ruinen over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Ruinen.

Energy

In Ruinen there are 1.726 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (22%), A (20%) and B (19%). On average, an address in Ruinen uses 2.940 kWh of electricity per year. This is 5% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.420 m³ per year, is 11% above the national average of 1.280 m³.