Amerika, Purmerend – “Top location for com...”

Amerika is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Purmerend, in the district Weidevenne The neighbourhood has a total area of 104 hectares, of which 90 hectares are land and 14 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU04390703. The postcode area is 1448MC-1448XZ.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.1. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Top location for commuters'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Amerika has 4.540 residents. Of these, 49,9% are men and 50,1% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (33,1%). The other age groups are 22,1% for '25 to 45 years', 15,6% for '0 to 15 years', 14,8% for '15 to 25 years' and 14,3% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 49,1% is unmarried, 40,2% is married, 7,5% is divorced and 3,1% is widowed. 2.815 residents originate from the Netherlands, 295 come from Europe and 1.430 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.790 households in Amerika. 24,6% of these are single-person households, 27,1% households without children and 48,3% households with children. The average household size is 2,5 persons.

In Amerika there are 3.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €40.300, which is €4.500 (13%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €33.000, which is €3.800 (13%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Amerika are educated to an intermediate level. 47,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 27,9% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 24,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 4.540 residents, around 70% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.178 people. This is 5% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (85%), while 15% are self-employed. In Amerika, 19% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 540 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Amerika there are 1.781 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €438.000. Of these, around 99% are occupied and 1% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 20% rental homes and 80% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 80% privately owned, 18% owned by housing associations and 2% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Amerika are 2000-2010 (55%) and 1990-2000 (45%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Amerika. The most recently listed home is Coloradostraat 25 by Jelle Ooteman Makelaars op Funda. No homes were sold in Amerika over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Amerika. The most recent home is Hudsonstraat 22, offered by www.vva.amsterdam. No homes were let in Amerika over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Amerika.

Energy

In Amerika there are 1.785 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (75%), B (21%) and A+ (4%). On average, an address in Amerika uses 3.170 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 50 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 96% below the national average of 1.280 m³.