Demographics
In 2005, the average annual income was €14,900, and 28% were below the poverty line, 4% were considered high income, and 29% had unemployment benefits. 28% were also born and had Dutch origins, with 6% also born there but without Dutch origins, and the remaining 66% were immigrants. This was out of 6,197 residents, 70% of which were aged 20 and older.[3] Also in 2005, the average income per person and per household, after taxes and compulsory insurance, was €8,600 and €21,900, respectively.[4] In 2009, about 70% of households lived on low income, with 5% and 25% earning high and middle incomes, respectively. In 2021, about 25% of the ~12,000 residents are of Turkish origin, with about 21% being of Dutch origin, and about 14%, 10%, and 30% being of Dutch Surinamese, Dutch Moroccan, and many other origins, respectively.[2]
