Vaals, Vaals

Vaals is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 2.390 hectares, of which 2.389 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as GM0981. The postcode area is 6291AA-6295ND.

Residents

Vaals has 10.121 residents. Of these, 51,0% are men and 49,0% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (29,6%). The other age groups are 29,1% for '45 to 65 years', 19,2% for '25 to 45 years', 11,2% for '15 to 25 years' and 10,9% for '0 to 15 years'. Of the residents, 42,9% is unmarried, 40,5% is married, 9,6% is divorced and 7,0% is widowed. 4.602 residents originate from the Netherlands, 4.718 come from Europe and 801 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 5.564 households in Vaals. 49,8% of these are single-person households, 29,9% households without children and 20,3% households with children. The average household size is 1,8 persons.

In Vaals there are 7.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €32.600, which is €3.200 (9%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.300, which is €1.900 (7%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Vaals are educated to an intermediate level. 47,7% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 28,1% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,1% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 10.121 residents, around 50% are in paid employment, which amounts to 5.061 people. This is 15% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (83%), while 17% are self-employed. In Vaals, 31% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 2.330 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Vaals there are 5.862 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €220.000. Of these, around 91% are occupied and 9% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 55% rental homes and 45% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 44% privately owned, 27% owned by housing associations, 27% owned by other landlords and 2% of unknown ownership. The most common construction periods in Vaals are 1950-1970 (24%) and 1970-1980 (16%).

Homes for sale

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

Rental homes

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

No recent rental data available for Vaals.

Energy

In Vaals there are 5.280 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (31%), A (16%) and B (13%). On average, an address in Vaals uses 2.450 kWh of electricity per year. This is 13% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.150 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 10% below the national average of 1.280 m³.