The city: Uzès
Discover the key figures of the population of Uzès
In 2018, the population of Uzès was 8,420 inhabitants, and its territory covers 25.4 km². Its population density then reached 331.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Among the municipalities of the Gard department, this municipality therefore ranked 23rd in terms of population density.
Characteristics and practical information about accommodation in Uzès
Uzès has nearly 5,800 housing units spread over 25.4 km² to accommodate its 8,420 inhabitants. The city has a fairly high population density but a very low residential density (respectively 331.5 inhabitants/km² and 2.3 log/ha). They are both higher than the departmental averages (0.7 log/ha and 126.9 inhabitants per km²).
Discover the key figures for the distribution of the municipality's real estate portfolio
In the locality, there are more tenants than owners: 52.5% of main residences are occupied by tenants (including 3% free of charge) compared to 47.5% occupied by owners. Among the homes in Uzès, 14.1% are second homes, 13% are vacant homes and 72.9% are primary residences. Furthermore, social housing represents 13.3% of these. Most of the 4,263 households moved recently (between 2 and 4 years ago) within the city.
Some figures to know about the distribution of rooms in local housing
Across the city, the majority of housing is apartments (51.3%). The 3 pieces are the most numerous. They alone represent 38% of these and have a surface area mainly between 60 and 80 m². There are also many 2-room apartments (24%). The houses, for their part, are fewer in number (2,735) and are mainly made up of 4 rooms. Most often, their surface area is between 80 and 100 m². We can also see that the majority of housing was built between 1971 and 1990.
Some figures to know about income tax in Uzès
There are, in total, 5,813 tax households in Uzès. Among them, around 56.6% are below the tax threshold, compared to 56% for the department and 50.2% across France. The median annual income of the inhabitants of Uzès amounts to €19,640, or €2,290 less than that of the country. Per household, residents of Uzès pay on average an income tax of €1,429. The latter is therefore higher than that of Gard which amounts to €1,325. Furthermore, 49.6% of households reported receiving a pension or retirement.
Nearly 28.2% of the total amount of income tax in this municipality is paid by tax households declaring a reference tax income below 50,000 euros. The contribution of households declaring an annual income greater than 100,000 euros is 36.8% of the city's net tax.
Discover some practical information about employment in Uzès
In 2018, Uzès had an activity rate of 69.46%: there were in fact 3,050 active people out of 4,391 working-age inhabitants. There was therefore very little difference with the statistics for the entire national territory, which recorded an activity rate of 71.9%.
The city's unemployment rate reached 18.43%, with 562 workers unemployed. This is 9.33 points more than in France, where the unemployment rate was 9.1%.
Unemployment rate by CSP in Uzès
In Uzès, in 2018, the socio-professional category of workers was the most affected by unemployment, 26.27% of workers were unemployed. The share of unemployed within the other CSPs amounted to 24.89% for employees, 13.19% for intermediate professions, 6.04% for executives and 5.46% for traders, craftsmen and business leaders. There were 40 farmers in the locality, and all of them had jobs.
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