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Government budget and revenue in Herford (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures

At €1,520 in 2023, the tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Herford ranked 159th highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,446). It was €1,321 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,520
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,081
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€815
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€2,384
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€390
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
132.4
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Herford?

The municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Herford was €1,081 in 2023, 200th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,080. In 2019 the figure was €941.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How much business tax does Herford collect?

At €815 in 2023, the business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in Herford ranked 121st highest of 400 German districts (district median €669). It was €682 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How much debt does Herford have?

At €2,384 in 2023, the municipal debt per resident in Herford ranked 83rd highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,114). That is up from €2,311 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Does Herford have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in Herford was €390 in 2023, 84th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. In 2019 the figure was €504.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How many people work for the council in Herford?

In 2023, Herford had 132.4 municipal staff per 10,000 residents, compared with 162.5 in the median German district, which ranks it 89th lowest of 396 districts. That is up from 115.5 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How Herford compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Herford ranks 159 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
156Saarpfalz-Kreis€1,523
157Westerwaldkreis€1,521
158Sigmaringen€1,521
159Herford€1,520
160Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,520
161Emsland€1,519
162Tübingen, Landkreis€1,519
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Herford ranks 200 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
197Oldenburg, Landkreis€1,090
198Paderborn€1,089
199Oberbergischer Kreis€1,083
200Herford€1,081
201Harburg€1,078
202Passau, Landkreis€1,078
203Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis€1,077
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Herford ranks 83 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
80Düren€2,453
81Unna€2,436
82Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,431
83Herford€2,384
84Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,383
85Cochem-Zell€2,380
86Märkischer Kreis€2,379
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Herford ranks 84 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
81Südwestpfalz€414
82Wolfenbüttel€397
83Merzig-Wadern€392
84Herford€390
85Cuxhaven€383
86Saarlouis€380
87Ostalbkreis€379
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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