Living in Marknesse-woonkern

An estimated 74% of adults in Marknesse-woonkern rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point less than in Noordoostpolder. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (42% against 45%), but more are overweight (56% against 54%) and more feel lonely (47% against 46%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Marknesse-woonkern, covering 64% of the area, against 3% in Noordoostpolder. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 30% of the area, 25 percentage points above the 5% in Noordoostpolder.

Marknesse-woonkern has 2,945 inhabitants (2026), or 2,568 per km² (22.7 times as high as in Noordoostpolder). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Noordoostpolder was 82%, 4 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.