Usquert, Het Hogeland

Usquert is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 2.734 hectares, of which 2.721 hectares are land and 13 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK196611. The postcode area is 9988NP-9988TG.

Residents

Usquert has 1.370 residents. Of these, 50,4% are men and 49,6% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (29,2%). The other age groups are 24,8% for '65 years or older', 21,9% for '25 to 45 years', 15,0% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,5% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 44,5% is unmarried, 43,1% is married, 8,0% is divorced and 5,1% is widowed. 1.230 residents originate from the Netherlands, 70 come from Europe and 75 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 640 households in Usquert. 35,2% of these are single-person households, 35,2% households without children and 29,7% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Usquert there are 1.100 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €31.300, which is €4.500 (13%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €26.000, which is €3.200 (11%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Usquert are educated to an intermediate level. 43,0% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 35,5% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 21,5% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.370 residents, around 59% are in paid employment, which amounts to 808 people. This is 6% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (79%), while 21% are self-employed. In Usquert, 31% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 310 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Usquert there are 680 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €226.000. Of these, around 95% are occupied and 5% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 30% rental homes and 70% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 70% privately owned, 21% owned by housing associations and 9% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Usquert are 1950-1970 (19%) and 1900-1925 (17%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Usquert.

Energy

In Usquert there are 689 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (33%), C (19%) and B (15%). On average, an address in Usquert uses 2.620 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. Natural gas consumption, at 1.440 m³ per year, is 13% above the national average of 1.280 m³.