District

Bocklemünd/Mengenich

Part of borough Ehrenfeld

Bocklemünd/Mengenich sits on the north-western edge of Cologne and belongs to the Ehrenfeld borough. The district grew out of the two formerly separate villages of Bocklemünd and Mengenich, which merged over time and were administratively combined in 1950. Today it is best known for the WDR's large production facilities.

Source: Wikipedia

Inhabitants

0 km²

Area

Inhabitants/km² · Cologne 2,716

Households

Each bar shows the share relative to the highest value among 86 districts; the line marks the Cologne average.

Compare with borough & neighbouring districts

Tick areas — their values appear as coloured markers on the bars below.

Age structure

0–17 yrs19.9% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 14/86

18–30 yrs13.8% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 51/86

30–65 yrs45.4% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 79/86

65–80 yrs13.4% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 45/86

80+ yrs7.5% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 18/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background54.3% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 22/86

foreign nationals30.1% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 16/86

unemployment rate14.7% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 8/86

on benefits (SGB II)11.6% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 8/86

employment rate53.3% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 77/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person42.9% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 50/86

couples with children15.8% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 46/86

single parents7.3% · CGN 4% · Rank 4/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)48.5% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 24/86

parks10.4% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 42/86

forest26.8% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 10/86

water2.6% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 35/86

built-up34.6% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 53/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Political leaning

NRW state election 2022, party-list votes — bars relative to the strongest result, percentages beside.

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CDU28.4% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 45/86

Greens19.3% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 56/86

SPD31.4% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 7/86

AfD5.9% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 29/86

The Left2.8% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 43/86

FDP5.8% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 47/86

Volt0.9% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 73/86

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

Counts in the area, relative to population — fairly comparable.

Family & everyday

Schools1.9 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 62/82

Daycare0.9 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 64/70

Playgrounds9.5 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 20/85

Libraries0.9 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 11/30

Supermarkets1.9 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 68/86

Weekly markets0.9 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 8/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals0 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 21/86

Pharmacies0.9 · CGN 2 · Rank 63/86

Transit stops3.8 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 31/52

Recycling points18.9 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 3/86

Drinking fountains0 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 17/86

EV charging8.5 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 14/86

Sources: City of Cologne open data & geoportal (schools, daycare, playgrounds, transit, hospitals, libraries) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL; pharmacies, supermarkets, markets, recycling, fountains, EV charging)

What's in this area

Counted within the boundary from open data — City of Cologne (geoportal/open data) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Every number links to its source.

Neighbouring districts

Bickendorf

Average age: 42 (4.)
Employment: 58.5% (5.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 7.2% (5.)

Ehrenfeld

Average age: 41 (5.)
Employment: 63.8% (1.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 6% (6.)

Neuehrenfeld

Average age: 43 (3.)
Employment: 60.6% (2.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 14% (4.)

Ossendorf

Average age: 40 (6.)
Employment: 59.1% (4.)
Strongest party: Grüne
Green space: 44.1% (2.)

Vogelsang

Average age: 43 (1.)
Employment: 59.7% (3.)
Strongest party: SPD
Green space: 28.2% (3.)

Sources: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring, Statistical data catalogue, City of Cologne geoportal and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (as of 2024)

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Sources & links

geoportal.stadt-koeln.de (retrieved 2026-06-30)
Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-06-30)
openstreetmap.org

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