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District

Buchforst

Part of borough Mülheim

Buchforst is a district of Cologne on the right bank of the Rhine and belongs to the borough of Mülheim.

Source: Wikipedia

Buchforst
© Grkauls · Public domain
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Inhabitants/km² · Cologne 2,716
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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 yrs16.7% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 48/86
18–30 yrs15.1% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 29/86
30–65 yrs50.3% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 22/86
65–80 yrs12.6% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 51/86
80+ yrs5.3% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 55/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background61.1% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 14/86
foreign nationals32.5% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 13/86
unemployment rate14.4% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 9/86
on benefits (SGB II)11.1% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 11/86
employment rate58.3% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 59/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person54.3% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 19/86
couples with children13.1% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 66/86
single parents5.8% · CGN 4% · Rank 17/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)14.7% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 73/86
parks14.5% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 28/86
forest0.2% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 76/86
water0% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 60/86
built-up35.4% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 49/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Political leaning

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

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

CDU18.5% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 73/86
Greens20.9% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 50/86
SPD34% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 3/86
AfD7.1% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 17/86
The Left5.5% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 8/86
FDP3.9% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 83/86
Volt1.9% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 33/86

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

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

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Family & everyday

Schools1.4 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 76/82
Daycare1.4 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 49/70
Playgrounds4.1 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 70/85
Supermarkets4.1 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 24/86
Weekly markets1.4 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 3/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals0 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 21/86
Pharmacies2.7 · CGN 2 · Rank 12/86
Transit stops2.7 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 44/52
Recycling points12.3 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 25/86
Drinking fountains0 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 17/86
EV charging2.7 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 50/86

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.

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EV charging

Neighbouring districts

Buchheim© Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Buchheim
Average age
41 (9.)
Employment
58.2% (7.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
35.5% (6.)
Dellbrück© Nicola · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dellbrück
Average age
45 (1.)
Employment
61.4% (1.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
52.3% (3.)
Dünnwald
Average age
43 (7.)
Employment
57.5% (9.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
76.6% (1.)
Flittard
Average age
43 (4.)
Employment
60.2% (2.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
52.5% (2.)
Höhenhaus© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Höhenhaus
Average age
44 (3.)
Employment
58.8% (5.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
40.1% (5.)
Holweide© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Holweide
Average age
43 (6.)
Employment
59.5% (3.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
27% (7.)
Mülheim© Autor/-in unbekannt · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Mülheim
Average age
41 (8.)
Employment
57.6% (8.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
13.8% (9.)
Stammheim© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Stammheim
Average age
44 (2.)
Employment
59.3% (4.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
40.6% (4.)

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

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