Urk, Urk

Urk is located in the province of Flevoland, in the municipality of Urk The district has a total area of 1.342 hectares, of which 1.314 hectares are land and 28 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK018400. The postcode area is 8321AA-8323BM.

Residents

Urk has 21.960 residents. Of these, 50,6% are men and 49,4% are women. Most residents are 0 to 15 years (27,0%). The other age groups are 26,9% for '25 to 45 years', 19,7% for '45 to 65 years', 16,0% for '15 to 25 years' and 10,4% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 49,8% is unmarried, 45,1% is married, 1,9% is divorced and 3,1% is widowed. 20.725 residents originate from the Netherlands, 440 come from Europe and 790 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 6.825 households in Urk. 21,5% of these are single-person households, 22,8% households without children and 55,7% households with children. The average household size is 3,2 persons.

In Urk there are 15.000 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.600, which is €3.200 (9%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €23.100, which is €6.100 (21%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Urk are educated to an intermediate level. 52,6% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 35,5% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 11,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 21.960 residents, around 75% are in paid employment, which amounts to 16.470 people. This is 10% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (81%), while 19% are self-employed. In Urk, 13% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 2.000 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Urk there are 6.964 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €327.000. Of these, around 96% are occupied and 4% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 22% rental homes and 78% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 78% privately owned, 14% owned by housing associations and 8% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Urk are 2000-2010 (17%) and 1990-2000 (14%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Urk. The most recently listed home is Lacon 29 by Prijsbewust makelaars Dronten op Funda. No homes were sold in Urk over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Urk. No homes were let in Urk over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Urk.

Energy

In Urk there are 6.922 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (33%), C (25%) and B (20%). On average, an address in Urk uses 3.200 kWh of electricity per year. This is 14% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.170 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 9% below the national average of 1.280 m³.