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Karlsruhe district

The Karlsruhe district had 451,230 residents at the 2022 census, in 32 municipalities. Average net rent of €7.40/m² was 10% below the state average. 58.3% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 44.3.

District · Code 08215 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
451,230residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€7.40/m²net rentaverage
58.3%owner-occupiedof homes
12%green within 500 maverage
Karlsruhe district by municipality
Map of Karlsruhe district: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2023), administrative areas VG250 as of 15 May 2022, dl-de/by-2-0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 32 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Bad Schönborn13,125€7.80/m²53%4.0%43.05%100
Bretten29,846€7.29/m²58%3.6%43.86%186
Bruchsal46,849€7.50/m²47%4.2%43.116%210
Dettenheim6,752€6.36/m²73%4.8%45.113%53
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen16,869€8.08/m²55%2.7%44.89%100
Ettlingen38,523€7.89/m²48%3.9%47.18%248
Forst8,043€7.49/m²62%3.7%44.43%84
Gondelsheim4,159€6.97/m²64%3.2%41.312%46
Graben-Neudorf12,139€7.12/m²65%4.2%43.69%61
Hambrücken5,589€6.78/m²68%3.8%44.011%43
Karlsbad16,166€7.31/m²58%4.3%45.117%97
Karlsdorf-Neuthard10,505€7.09/m²63%3.9%43.68%67
Kraichtal14,745€6.10/m²67%5.6%44.313%32
Kronau5,953€7.21/m²67%4.3%43.510%55
Kürnbach2,350€6.29/m²71%6.6%44.615%28
Linkenheim-Hochstetten12,279€7.75/m²61%4.1%44.87%120
Malsch14,897€7.07/m²63%5.0%44.73%67
Marxzell5,044€6.39/m²65%7.4%46.576%12
Oberderdingen11,345€6.99/m²66%4.1%42.25%79
Oberhausen-Rheinhausen9,476€6.72/m²70%4.9%45.621%68
Pfinztal18,368€7.44/m²59%4.5%44.49%51
Philippsburg13,536€6.50/m²59%4.0%42.57%73
Rheinstetten20,837€7.76/m²58%3.9%46.05%96
Stutensee25,012€7.88/m²59%3.1%43.77%100
Sulzfeld4,956€6.58/m²67%4.9%44.312%53
Ubstadt-Weiher13,134€6.67/m²64%4.4%44.019%54
Waghäusel22,041€7.04/m²62%4.3%43.622%40
Waldbronn13,251€7.97/m²55%4.5%46.118%71
Walzbachtal9,925€6.90/m²63%3.8%44.017%33
Weingarten (Baden)10,442€7.58/m²56%5.4%43.328%91
Zaisenhausen1,841€7.02/m²68%6.5%43.017%21
Östringen13,233€6.78/m²61%5.5%44.015%45

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census, next to the figure for Baden-Württemberg.

17%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
25%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 65 and over
44.3
years, average age
2.2
people per household

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Homes.

118,367 residential buildings.

€7.40/m²
average net rent
58.3%
of homes owner-occupied
4.2%
of homes empty
59.9 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 19197%
1919–19497%
1950–19599%
1960–196913%
1970–197915%
1980–198911%
1990–199911%
2000–20098%
2010–20154%
2016 or later4%

Main type of heating

Central heating85%
District heating3%
Single-storey heating3%
Block heating1%
Room stoves8%

Net rent comes from the 2022 census (reference date 15 May 2022) and covers every rented home, including long-standing tenancies, so it is usually lower than the asking rents in new listings.

Figures for municipalities, districts and states are built up from the census 100-metre grid cells, with rents weighted by the number of homes. Vacancy and owner-occupation rates come from the one-kilometre grid, as they are mostly withheld in the 100-metre cells.

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Everyday life.

107 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 12% green space within 500 metres.

195schoolsOpenStreetMap
263nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
416residents per km²density
1,084.5km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Karlsruhe district), next to the state average.

3,437offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 4,584
15,680recorded offences2025
59%clearance ratestate: 61%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime484106175
Common assault1,217267402
Robbery881929
Domestic burglary2505552
All theft4,5891,0061,389
Bicycle theft527116162
Car theft501114
Theft from vehicles828182159
Shoplifting755166357
Pickpocketing1242741
Fraud2,543557661
Criminal damage1,988436518
Street crime2,998657731

Police crime statistics count offences that became known to the police and were fully processed by them, by place of offence. The rate relates them to the resident population, so cities with many commuters, visitors and shops show higher rates. Offences against residence and asylum law and drug offences are not shown here; drug offences mostly reflect how actively the police carry out checks.

Source: PKS Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office), reporting year 2025, version 1.1 (Data licence Germany – attribution 2.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Karlsruhe district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kaputtes Schaufenster nach Fasching
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Kaputtes Schaufenster nach Fasching
Photo: Superwind · CC0
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Bruchsal Bücherschrank
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Bruchsal Bücherschrank
Photo: 5R-MFT · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Bruchsal-Schloss-150-Ehrenhof suedost-2026-gje
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Bruchsal-Schloss-150-Ehrenhof suedost-2026-gje
Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY 4.0
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