The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gorinchem. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Gorinchem, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Dalem is €490,000, 32% higher than in Gorinchem (€370,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 49%, against a rise of 52% in Gorinchem. 85% of the homes are owner-occupied, 35 percentage points more than in Gorinchem (50%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€490,000
▲32% higher than Gorinchem (€370,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲35 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (50%)
Social housing
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (37%)
Private rent
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (13%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲43 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (57%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (17%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (8%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (10%)
Average WOZ value
€490,000
▲32% higher than Gorinchem (€370,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+49%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+52%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
85%
▲35 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (50%)
Social housing
12%
▼25 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (37%)
Private rent
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (13%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲43 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (57%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼13 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (17%)
Built 2006–2015
1%
▼7 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (8%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 49% between 2021 and 2025, to €490,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€490,000▲ 32% above Gorinchem
+49% since 2021
Gorinchem +52%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€311 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€311/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
130 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €490,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€133NL median
Water board levy€46–
Property tax (OZB)€36€43
Waste levy€32€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€178
Maintenance reserve€166–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Gorinchem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 101st of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 130 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €490,000.
Levies: Gorinchem's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 85% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied85%
Social housing12%
Private rent3%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
42% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 21% in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Before 194515.8%
1945-196419.1%
1965-197411.5%
1975-199141.8%
1992-20054.4%
2006-20151.1%
2016 and later6.3%
Explanation
Based on 366 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Gorinchem average.
In 2025, 21 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Dalem, 51% lower than in Gorinchem (43). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 67%, against a rise of 6% in Gorinchem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
21
▼51% lower than Gorinchem (43)
Change since 2021
+67%
▲higher than Gorinchem (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼18% lower than Gorinchem (2.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
21
▼51% lower than Gorinchem (43)
Change since 2021
+67%
▲higher than Gorinchem (+6%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼18% lower than Gorinchem (2.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Dalem registered 21 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 43 in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Dalem21
The municipality of Gorinchem43
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Dalem is 'Fraud and scams': 8.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.6 in the municipality of Gorinchem.
DalemGorinchem
Fraud and scams8.0
Gorinchem 5.6▲ +43% vs Gorinchem
Theft and burglary4.6
Gorinchem 16.4▼ −72% vs Gorinchem
Violence and threats3.4
Gorinchem 5.5▼ −38% vs Gorinchem
Traffic3.4
Gorinchem 9.0▼ −62% vs Gorinchem
Vandalism and public order1.1
Gorinchem 4.4▼ −75% vs Gorinchem
Environmental0.0
Gorinchem 0.1≈ Gorinchem
Other and withheld0.0
Gorinchem 2.0▼ −100% vs Gorinchem
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Dalem registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Gorinchem average; green space is below the Gorinchem average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Dalem rate their own health as good, 7 percentage points more than in Gorinchem. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 48%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 49%) and fewer smoke (14% against 18%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 42%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Dalem, covering 39% of the area, against 31% in Gorinchem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 9% in Gorinchem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (9%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (49%)
Smokes
14%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (18%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
12%
▼22 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (34%)
Water, share of the area
31%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
39%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (31%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (9%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼10 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (49%)
Smokes
14%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (18%)
Meets physical activity guideline
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (42%)
Built-up, share of the area
12%
▼22 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (34%)
Water, share of the area
31%
▲16 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (15%)
Agriculture, share of the area
39%
▲8 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (31%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Gorinchem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Gorinchem
Good self-rated health
77.1%
70.4%
Smokes
13.5%
18.4%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
4.9%
Overweight
54.9%
55.5%
Lonely
37.7%
48.3%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.2%
49.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.2%
42.4%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 9% in the municipality of Gorinchem.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up12%
Other built-up9.3%
Recreation1.3%
Agriculture39.3%
Forest and nature4%
Water31.3%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A gp practice lies here at an average road distance of 1200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,500 m
–
GP practice
1,200 m
–
Primary school
1,200 m
–
Daycare
1,200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0.1
Daycares
–
0.2
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Gorinchem.
Dalem has 875 inhabitants (2026), or 854 per km² (59% lower than in Gorinchem). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 4% in Gorinchem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Gorinchem was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Gorinchem
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (27%)
Married
50%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (38%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (41%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Gorinchem
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
▼lower than Gorinchem (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
31%
▲4 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (27%)
Married
50%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (38%)
Dutch origin
89%
▲19 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (70%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲12 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (41%)
D66, share of the vote
17%
=about the same as the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 875.
Residents, 2026
875
-2% since 2021
Gorinchem +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 854 residents per km², this buurt is 59% less densely populated than the municipality of Gorinchem.
Residents per km²854
Dwellings per km²351.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15125
15 to 25110
25 to 45155
45 to 65275
65 to 80180
80 and over40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are married.
Never married350
Married440
Divorced55
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands785
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)35
Outside Europe60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
53% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1140
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4350
Higher professional, university170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Gorinchem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Gorinchem voted. The largest party was D66 with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of GorinchemThe Netherlands
D66
16.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16%
16.7%
VVD
14.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.3%
12.8%
CDA
11.2%
11.8%
JA21
6.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.4%
2.6%
Other
17.7%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Dalem has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 27% higher than in Gorinchem (1.1). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in Gorinchem (24%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
12%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than Gorinchem (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Gorinchem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (88%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (2%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
854
▲58% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼9 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
24%
▲9 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (15%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
12%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than Gorinchem (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▼4 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (24%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+5 pp
▲higher than Gorinchem (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲7 percentage points higher than Gorinchem (88%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (2%)
Office, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Gorinchem (2%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
854
▲58% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie30
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 24% in the municipality of Gorinchem (2025).
Petrol79.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.2%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 15% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▼ 4 percentage points below Gorinchem (24%)
+5 pp since 2021
Gorinchem +4 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 495 passenger cars and 55 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars495
Motorcycles55
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (0.8%).
Residential94.8%
Retail0.8%
Office0.3%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial0.8%
Lodging0.3%
Education0.5%
Other4.1%
Explanation
Based on 386 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
3% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Social housing12%
NL 28%▼ −57% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Residents per km²854
NL 539▲ +58% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings85%
NL 57%▲ +49% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025