Municipality of Texel

Texel is located in the province of Noord-Holland The municipality has a total area of 46.316 hectares, of which 16.226 hectares are land and 30.090 hectares are water. The municipality is coded as GM0448. The postcode area is 1791AA-1797TA.

Residents

Texel has 13.815 residents. Of these, 49,4% are men and 50,6% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,1%). The other age groups are 27,6% for '65 years or older', 21,5% for '25 to 45 years', 12,6% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,2% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,7% is unmarried, 42,1% is married, 9,0% is divorced and 6,2% is widowed. 11.781 residents originate from the Netherlands, 1.041 come from Europe and 993 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 6.776 households in Texel. 40,9% of these are single-person households, 33,3% households without children and 25,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Texel there are 11.600 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €33.300, which is €2.500 (7%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €28.900, which is €300 (1%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Texel are educated to an intermediate level. 49,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 25,4% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 25,0% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 13.815 residents, around 67% are in paid employment, which amounts to 9.256 people. This is 2% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (70%), while 30% are self-employed. In Texel, 31% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 3.400 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Texel there are 6.975 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €372.000. Of these, around 91% are occupied and 9% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 34% rental homes and 66% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 66% privately owned, 22% owned by housing associations and 12% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Texel are 1950-1970 (19%) and 1990-2000 (14%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Texel. The most recently listed home is Kotterstraat 13 by Kortekaas & Kooijman makelaars en taxateurs op Funda. No homes were sold in Texel over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Texel. The most recent home is Verzetstraat 71, offered by www.wonenindekop.nl. No homes were let in Texel over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Texel.

Energy

In Texel there are 10.606 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (24%), A (18%) and B (15%). On average, an address in Texel uses 2.670 kWh of electricity per year. This is 5% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.130 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 12% below the national average of 1.280 m³.