Meerssen, Meerssen

Meerssen is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 895 hectares, of which 888 hectares are land and 7 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK093800. The postcode area is 6231AA-6241GS.

Residents

Meerssen has 7.520 residents. Of these, 48,7% are men and 51,2% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (28,1%). The other age groups are 27,4% for '45 to 65 years', 20,9% for '25 to 45 years', 13,1% for '0 to 15 years' and 10,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 43,4% is unmarried, 40,5% is married, 9,0% is divorced and 7,2% is widowed. 6.080 residents originate from the Netherlands, 790 come from Europe and 655 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 3.615 households in Meerssen. 38,7% of these are single-person households, 32,5% households without children and 28,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,0 persons.

In Meerssen there are 6.200 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €36.300, which is €500 (1%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €31.000, which is €1.800 (6%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Meerssen are educated to an intermediate level. 38,4% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 31,1% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 30,4% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 7.520 residents, around 62% are in paid employment, which amounts to 4.662 people. This is 3% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (84%), while 16% are self-employed. In Meerssen, 34% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.910 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Meerssen there are 3.653 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €318.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 41% rental homes and 59% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 59% privately owned, 31% owned by housing associations and 10% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Meerssen are 1950-1970 (31%) and 1970-1980 (20%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Meerssen.

Energy

In Meerssen there are 3.625 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (23%), A (15%) and D (15%). On average, an address in Meerssen uses 2.760 kWh of electricity per year. This is 2% 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.