The town: Échirolles
What is the portrait of the inhabitants of Échirolles?
Échirolles had a total population of 36,961 inhabitants in 2018. The locality has a territory of 7.82 km², thus, its density was 4,726.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. This municipality then had one of the highest population densities in the Isère department.
Discover some practical information on the Échirolles real estate portfolio
Échirolles has 17,130 housing units to accommodate all its residents. With an area of 7.82 km² and a total of approximately 37,000 inhabitants, the locality has a low residential density but a high population density (respectively 21.9 log/ha and 4,726.5 hab/km²). They are both higher than those of the department (160.4 inhabitants per km² and 0.8 log/ha).
Characteristics and practical information on the distribution of the local housing stock
There are currently a greater proportion of tenants than owners in the municipality. Around 46.8% of main residences are occupied by owners while 53.2% are occupied by tenants (including 1.1% free of charge). Among the homes in Échirolles, 1% are second homes, 5.5% are vacant homes and 93.5% are primary residences. Furthermore, 35.2% of these are social housing. Most of the 16,021 households moved into the area between 2 and 4 years ago.
Discover the key figures of the city’s housing rooms
The vast majority of housing in the city is apartments (88.3%). These are essentially family apartments (4 rooms) and have a surface area generally between 80 and 100 m². There are also many 3-room apartments (26.9%). Most of them date from between 1971 and 1990. The houses, as far as they are concerned, are much fewer in number (1,765) and are mainly made up of 4 rooms. Most often, their surface area is between 80 and 100 m². The houses of Échirolles were mainly built between 1946 and 1970.
Characteristics of Échirolles taxes
The town of Échirolles has a total of 20,196 tax households. Of these, around 56.6% are not taxable. This rate is higher than that of the department which is 45.6%. Échirollois tax households have a median annual income of €19,230, or €3,800 less than that of Isère. Residents’ income tax is on average €887 per household. The latter is therefore lower than that of Isère which amounts to €1,805. Furthermore, 37.3% of households report receiving a pension or retirement.
Nearly 50.5% of the total amount of income tax in this municipality is paid by tax households declaring a reference tax income below 50,000 euros. Households declaring an annual income above 100,000 euros contribute 12.4% to the total net tax.
Discover the key employment figures in Échirolles
In 2018, the activity rate in Échirolles stood at 71.91%: there were in fact 15,712 active people out of 21,849 inhabitants aged 15 to 64. In proportion, there were therefore approximately as many active workers as in the rest of France, where the activity rate reached 71.9%.
There were 2,734 unemployed among these workers, the unemployment rate was then 17.4%. The share of unemployed was therefore 8.3 points higher than at the national level, where the unemployment rate reached 9.1%.
Unemployment rate by CSP in Échirolles
In 2018, in Échirolles, the socio-professional category most affected by unemployment was that of workers, whose unemployment rate reached 22.26%. In the other CSPs, the share of unemployed was 19.81% for employees, 10.83% for traders, artisans and business leaders, 8.18% for intermediate professions and 4.19%. for executives. Among the 10 farmers in town, none were unemployed.
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