The population is shrinking, while it grows in Opsterland. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Opsterland, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Hemrik is €382,000, 10% higher than in Opsterland (€347,000). Between 2019 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 54%, against a rise of 55% in Opsterland. 80% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in Opsterland (70%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€382,000
▲10% higher than Opsterland (€347,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+54%
=about the same as Opsterland (+55%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲10 percentage points higher than Opsterland (70%)
Social housing
11%
▼10 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Private rent
9%
=about the same as Opsterland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲10 percentage points higher than Opsterland (85%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (11%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (15%)
Average WOZ value
€382,000
▲10% higher than Opsterland (€347,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2019
+54%
=about the same as Opsterland (+55%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲10 percentage points higher than Opsterland (70%)
Social housing
11%
▼10 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Private rent
9%
=about the same as Opsterland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
95%
▲10 percentage points higher than Opsterland (85%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
Built 1945–1964
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Opsterland (11%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 54% between 2019 and 2025, to €382,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€382,000▲ 10% above Opsterland
+54% since 2019
Opsterland +55%
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: ~€335 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€335/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
162 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €382,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€113NL median
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€26€27
Property tax (OZB)€25€34
Sewage levy€20€22
Costs to set aside€222
Maintenance reserve€207–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Opsterland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 34th 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 162 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €382,000.
Levies: Opsterland'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.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Hemrik has the 7th-highest WOZ value of the 15 wijken in the municipality of Opsterland.
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)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €382,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Hemrik
382,000
333
–
Bakkeveen
232,000
827
–
Beetsterzwaag
268,000
2,072
–
Frieschepalen
362,000
383
–
Gorredijk
292,000
3,599
–
Jonkerslân
437,000
112
–
Langezwaag
385,000
421
–
Lippenhuizen
375,000
573
–
Luxwoude
410,000
169
–
Nij Beets
386,000
667
–
Siegerswoude
424,000
305
–
Terwispel
387,000
400
–
Tijnje
362,000
647
–
Ureterp
342,000
2,136
–
Wijnjewoude
357,000
865
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 80% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied80%
Social housing11%
Private rent9%
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
95% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes95%
Multi-family homes5%
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 before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Opsterland.
Before 194541.8%
1945-19646%
1965-197411%
1975-199117.3%
1992-200511%
2006-20158.4%
2016 and later4.5%
Explanation
Based on 335 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 Opsterland average.
In 2025, 8 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Hemrik, 53% lower than in Opsterland (17). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 33%, against a fall of 13% in Opsterland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8
▼53% lower than Opsterland (17)
Change since 2021
-33%
▼lower than Opsterland (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼29% lower than Opsterland (1.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8
▼53% lower than Opsterland (17)
Change since 2021
-33%
▼lower than Opsterland (-13%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.0
▼29% lower than Opsterland (1.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Hemrik registered 8 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 17 in the municipality of Opsterland.
Hemrik8
The municipality of Opsterland17
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 Hemrik is 'Fraud and scams': 4.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.0 in the municipality of Opsterland.
HemrikOpsterland
Fraud and scams4.0
Opsterland 3.0▲ +33% vs Opsterland
Theft and burglary1.3
Opsterland 4.7▼ −72% vs Opsterland
Vandalism and public order1.3
Opsterland 2.6▼ −50% vs Opsterland
Traffic1.3
Opsterland 3.8▼ −66% vs Opsterland
Violence and threats0.0
Opsterland 2.3▼ −100% vs Opsterland
Environmental0.0
Opsterland 0.1≈ Opsterland
Other and withheld0.0
Opsterland 0.4≈ Opsterland
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 Hemrik registered 2 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 Opsterland average; green space is about the Opsterland average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Hemrik rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Opsterland. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 48%), fewer are overweight (50% against 51%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (38% against 39%), but more drink excessively (7% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Hemrik, covering 80% of the area, against 75% in Opsterland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 17% of the area, in line with the 17% in Opsterland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Opsterland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
=about the same as Opsterland (17%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opsterland (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Opsterland (48%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opsterland (6%)
Lonely
42%
=about the same as Opsterland (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Opsterland (4%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opsterland (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Opsterland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
17%
=about the same as Opsterland (17%)
More figures
Overweight
50%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opsterland (51%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▼2 percentage points lower than Opsterland (48%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opsterland (6%)
Lonely
42%
=about the same as Opsterland (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼2 percentage points lower than Opsterland (4%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Opsterland (1%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Opsterland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Opsterland
Good self-rated health
77.7%
76.5%
Smokes
15.1%
14.8%
Excessive drinking
6.9%
5.8%
Overweight
49.5%
51.3%
Lonely
42.4%
41.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.4%
38.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.4%
47.8%
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
17% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Opsterland.
Traffic1.3%
Built-up1.7%
Other built-up0.2%
Recreation1.4%
Agriculture79.8%
Forest and nature15.2%
Water0.5%
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
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Opsterland.
Hemrik has 745 inhabitants (2026), or 68 per km² (49% lower than in Opsterland). Between 2019 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against a rise of 1% in Opsterland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Opsterland was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2019
-3%
▼lower than Opsterland (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Opsterland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
=about the same as Opsterland (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
36%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (28%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Opsterland (42%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opsterland (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2019
-3%
▼lower than Opsterland (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Opsterland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+4%
=about the same as Opsterland (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
36%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (28%)
Married
45%
▲3 percentage points higher than Opsterland (42%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than Opsterland (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
40%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (44%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2019 and 2026, to 745.
Residents, 2026
745
-3% since 2019
Opsterland +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 68 residents per km², this wijk is 49% less densely populated than the municipality of Opsterland.
Residents per km²68
Dwellings per km²30.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.2 died per 1,000.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
36% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1590
15 to 2575
25 to 45150
45 to 65265
65 to 80125
80 and over35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married320
Married330
Divorced50
Widowed35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands695
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)30
Outside Europe20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
40% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1130
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4240
Higher professional, university230
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Opsterland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Opsterland voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of OpsterlandThe Netherlands
D66
12.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.2%
16.7%
VVD
11.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
12.2%
12.8%
CDA
14.4%
11.8%
JA21
5.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
6.5%
2.6%
Other
13.6%
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
Hemrik has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 7% higher than in Opsterland (1.4). 30% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points more than in Opsterland (27%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Opsterland (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Opsterland (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Opsterland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
0 pp
▲higher than Opsterland (−1 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (90%)
Industrial, share of addresses
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Opsterland (7%)
Multi-family dwellings
5%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
9%
▼8 percentage points lower than Opsterland (17%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲7 percentage points higher than Opsterland (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
27%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (22%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Opsterland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲3 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2019
0 pp
▲higher than Opsterland (−1 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Opsterland (90%)
Industrial, share of addresses
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Opsterland (7%)
Multi-family dwellings
5%
▼32 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
11%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening30
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg25
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
30% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Opsterland (2025).
Petrol69.6%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)30.4%
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 30% to 30% between 2019 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
30%▲ 3 percentage points above Opsterland (27%)
+0 pp since 2019
Opsterland -1 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, 510 passenger cars and 65 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars510
Motorcycles65
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 lodging (6%).
Residential94.6%
Retail0.6%
Assembly2.5%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial5.1%
Lodging5.9%
Education0.3%
Sports0.3%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 354 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
68 residents per km²: 87% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²68
NL 539▼ −87% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings5%
NL 37%▼ −86% vs NL
Social housing11%
NL 28%▼ −61% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings95%
NL 63%▲ +51% 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) 2026