In Niederschaeffolsheim, 2.2% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
4.5% of households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%. There were 560 households in Niederschaeffolsheim at the 2023 Census, home to 1,325 residents. On the census count, 8.6% of residents are 15 to 24. Households headed by a retired person are more common here than in 67% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Bas-Rhin median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Niederschaeffolsheim’s population moved +1% on 2012, less than in 67% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +4%; from 2017 to 2023, −4%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Bas-Rhin town +6%.
Older than 78% of compared French towns: half of Niederschaeffolsheim is over 48.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Niederschaeffolsheim 48.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly a quarter of Niederschaeffolsheim’s residents are 65 or older, against 22% in the median Bas-Rhin town and 22% in the median compared French town; 18% are under 18.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Niederschaeffolsheim ranks below 94% of compared French towns on one-person households: 25%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Bas-Rhin median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.4 people. As a reference point, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 30% of households are couples with children, more than in 75% of compared French towns.
Only 16% of homes are flats in Niederschaeffolsheim
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
7% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Add to that, at 0.7%, the share of second homes is lower than in 91% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 14: 7.3% of homes stand empty.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €29,830 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €29,830 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 84% of compared French towns.
12% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a share 62% of compared French towns don’t reach
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Here, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 78% of compared French towns: 3.4%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Niederschaeffolsheim has 1.7%. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Niederschaeffolsheim sits above 99% of compared French towns for married residents (55%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Niederschaeffolsheim comes in at 19%. For comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Only 27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Niederschaeffolsheim
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
17% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
41 French towns of 1,325 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Niederschaeffolsheim
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niederschaeffolsheim | 48.7 | 23% | 0.7% | 3.4% |
| Weitbruch 2,711 · 2.2 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 0.5% | 3% |
| Brumath 10,499 · 3.1 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 0.9% | 7.9% |
| Schweighouse-sur-Moder 5,182 · 3.4 mi | 46.3 | 23% | 0.8% | 5.4% |
| Geudertheim 2,727 · 3.4 mi | 42.2 | 20% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
| Haguenau 36,391 · 3.6 mi | 42.6 | 20% | 1.6% | 10% |
| Gries 2,868 · 3.7 mi | 47.2 | 21% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Niederschaeffolsheim
What is the population of Niederschaeffolsheim?
1,325 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,315).
How old are Niederschaeffolsheim’s residents?
The median age is 48.7, older than 78% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Niederschaeffolsheim?
4, with occasional dwellings: 0.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Niederschaeffolsheim?
INSEE counts 45 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 23 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Niederschaeffolsheim?
€29,830 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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