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Unna district

The Unna district had 393,084 residents at the 2022 census, in 10 municipalities. Average net rent of €5.74/m² was 16% below the state average. 42.8% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 45.3.

District · Code 05978 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
393,084residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€5.74/m²net rentaverage
42.8%owner-occupiedof homes
14%green within 500 maverage
Unna district by municipality
Map of Unna 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 10 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Bergkamen48,342€5.46/m²43%2.9%44.09%103
Bönen18,044€5.49/m²52%2.7%44.110%80
Fröndenberg/Ruhr20,697€5.40/m²56%3.7%46.621%92
Holzwickede17,293€5.87/m²49%2.8%46.411%76
Kamen42,013€5.77/m²43%4.2%45.98%165
Lünen85,313€5.67/m²31%2.8%44.222%75
Schwerte46,071€5.82/m²44%3.5%46.516%134
Selm25,732€5.84/m²51%2.6%45.58%110
Unna59,422€6.00/m²45%3.2%45.513%91
Werne30,157€5.95/m²46%2.4%46.610%141

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.

16%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
24%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 65 and over
45.3
years, average age
2.0
people per household

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

Homes.

92,714 residential buildings.

€5.74/m²
average net rent
42.8%
of homes owner-occupied
3.1%
of homes empty
54.0 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 19199%
1919–19499%
1950–195913%
1960–196912%
1970–197914%
1980–198910%
1990–199910%
2000–20097%
2010–20152%
2016 or later2%

Main type of heating

Central heating73%
District heating9%
Single-storey heating13%
Block heating2%
Room stoves3%

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.

106 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 14% green space within 500 metres.

151schoolsOpenStreetMap
216nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
724residents per km²density
542.8km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

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

5,894offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 7,296
23,211recorded offences2025
51%clearance ratestate: 53%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime796202298
Common assault1,988505580
Robbery1373561
Domestic burglary508129153
All theft8,7062,2112,756
Bicycle theft956243295
Car theft1183038
Theft from vehicles1,448368434
Shoplifting1,028261506
Pickpocketing563143194
Fraud2,329591946
Criminal damage2,701686674
Street crime5,9251,5051,701

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 Unna district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Lünen Roggenmarkt 3
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Lünen Roggenmarkt 3
Photo: Gmbo 2013 · CC0
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Grabplatte St Georg Lünen
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Grabplatte St Georg Lünen
Photo: Matthias Nonnenmacher · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Lünen-Tobiaspark-Müder Wanderer-Hubert Baumeister 02
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Lünen-Tobiaspark-Müder Wanderer-Hubert Baumeister 02
Photo: Dat doris · CC BY-SA 4.0
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