Borken district

The Borken district had 373,428 residents at the 2022 census, in 17 municipalities. Average net rent of €6.29/m² was 8% below the state average. 56.4% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 42.9.

District · Code 05554 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026

373,428residentscensus, 15 May 2022

€6.29/m²net rentaverage

56.4%owner-occupiedof homes

11%green within 500 maverage

Borken district by municipality

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 17 municipalities.

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

Municipality	Residents	Rent	Owner-occupied	Vacant	Avg. age	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Ahaus	39,352	€6.28/m²	58%	2.9%	42.0	7%	113
Bocholt	71,708	€6.59/m²	51%	2.8%	44.1	12%	114
Borken	42,414	€6.27/m²	54%	2.4%	43.8	9%	200
Gescher	17,066	€5.77/m²	58%	2.1%	43.4	3%	108
Gronau (Westf.)	49,556	€6.40/m²	51%	2.6%	41.3	11%	179
Heek	8,684	€5.76/m²	68%	1.9%	41.4	34%	49
Heiden	8,335	€5.89/m²	63%	2.1%	43.9	7%	79
Isselburg	10,985	€5.95/m²	62%	3.2%	43.3	19%	37
Legden	7,295	€5.73/m²	58%	2.9%	40.6	3%	49
Raesfeld	11,511	€6.09/m²	58%	2.9%	43.5	4%	68
Reken	14,834	€5.95/m²	59%	2.8%	44.4	8%	80
Rhede	19,168	€6.74/m²	61%	2.6%	43.2	16%	92
Schöppingen	6,826	€5.97/m²	61%	2.7%	42.6	2%	47
Stadtlohn	20,803	€6.25/m²	60%	2.2%	41.7	12%	192
Südlohn	9,598	€5.96/m²	63%	2.3%	43.0	6%	54
Velen	12,596	€5.72/m²	61%	2.2%	43.1	16%	64
Vreden	22,697	€6.15/m²	62%	2.7%	42.4	10%	144

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 North Rhine-Westphalia.

18%

aged under 18

13%

aged 18–29

24%

aged 30–49

19%

aged 65 and over

42.9

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.

100,203 residential buildings.

€6.29/m²

average net rent

56.4%

of homes owner-occupied

2.6%

of homes empty

58.8 m²

living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 19193%

1919–19497%

1950–19599%

1960–196911%

1970–197913%

1980–198911%

1990–199914%

2000–200912%

2010–20154%

2016 or later5%

Main type of heating

Central heating83%

District heating3%

Single-storey heating11%

Block heating1%

Room stoves2%

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.

124 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 11% green space within 500 metres.

157schoolsOpenStreetMap

217nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap

263residents per km²density

1,421.4km²area

Crime.

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

5,928offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 7,296

22,575recorded offences2025

58%clearance ratestate: 53%

Offence	Cases	per 100,000	state, per 100,000
Violent crime	855	225	298
Common assault	1,854	487	580
Robbery	109	29	61
Domestic burglary	338	89	153
All theft	7,975	2,094	2,756
Bicycle theft	2,091	549	295
Car theft	101	27	38
Theft from vehicles	781	205	434
Shoplifting	1,209	318	506
Pickpocketing	247	65	194
Fraud	2,526	663	946
Criminal damage	1,831	481	674
Street crime	5,175	1,359	1,701

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 Borken district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.