Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen

High score (8-10)

Gelsenkirchen has the Wissenschaftspark (science park) and some renewable energy tech companies that represent the post-coal attempt at reinvention, and Schalke 04 match days generate real communal energy in the city. The Musiktheater im Revier (opera house) is architecturally significant.

Mid score (6-8) · Your profile

Gelsenkirchen is consistently among Germany's poorest cities by per-capita income, with unemployment roughly double the national average. The Schalke 04 stadium dominates the northeastern part of the city. There's no university in the city proper and no major corporate employer. The social scene is tightly local and economically stressed.

Lower score (below 6)

Gelsenkirchen has been voted Germany's poorest city multiple times by per-capita income metrics, with empty storefronts along the main shopping street and unemployment rates that reveal decades of failed post-coal transition. Schalke 04 is the social center of gravity and on non-match days the city's energy level is visibly low. There's no university, no significant corporate presence, and no social infrastructure that offers an outsider any meaningful entry point — this is as closed and economically stressed as urban NRW gets.

What's the median income in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen?

$22k median

What's the typical marriage age for women in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen?

Women marry at 28

How common is a college degree in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen?

13% men have degree

What's the average male height in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen?

180 cm local avg

What's the average BMI for women in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen?

Local women avg 25.5