Farmsum, Eemsdelta

Farmsum is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 248 hectares, of which 204 hectares are land and 45 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK197903. The postcode area is 9934RA-9936HA.

Residents

Farmsum has 2.285 residents. Of these, 51,9% are men and 47,9% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,1%). The other age groups are 24,5% for '65 years or older', 22,8% for '25 to 45 years', 13,8% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,8% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,3% is unmarried, 42,5% is married, 8,8% is divorced and 5,5% is widowed. 1.835 residents originate from the Netherlands, 185 come from Europe and 265 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 1.090 households in Farmsum. 39,9% of these are single-person households, 32,1% households without children and 28,0% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Farmsum there are 1.900 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.100, which is €4.700 (13%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.300, which is €2.900 (10%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Farmsum are educated to an intermediate level. 57,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 29,9% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 12,6% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 2.285 residents, around 59% are in paid employment, which amounts to 1.348 people. This is 6% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Farmsum, 31% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 490 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Farmsum there are 1.145 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €210.000. Of these, around 93% are occupied and 7% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 34% rental homes and 66% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 66% privately owned, 20% owned by housing associations and 14% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Farmsum are 1950-1970 (25%) and 2000-2010 (16%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Farmsum. No homes were sold in Farmsum over the past year.

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Farmsum.

Energy

In Farmsum there are 1.226 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (21%), A (19%) and C (16%). On average, an address in Farmsum uses 2.560 kWh of electricity per year. This is 9% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.220 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 5% below the national average of 1.280 m³.