Neighbourhood

Vesten in figures

Facts and figures about the Vesten neighbourhood in Houten Buitengebied, Houten from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the EP-Online energy-label register. Each figure shows the date or year it describes and, where available, the same figure for Houten Buitengebied, Houten and the Netherlands over that period.

Key figures

Residents

1 Jan 2026

Households

1 Jan 2026

Homes

1 Jan 2025

Housing

Homes and their value, who owns them and what types of homes there are.

Newly built homes

2025

All figures in this section

Figure	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Homes	2	199	21,551	8,274,478	1 Jan 2025
Newly built homes	0	1	38	69,189	2025

Population

Residents by age, sex, marital status and origin.

Births per 1,000 residents

2025Houten Buitengebied: 15Houten: 10Netherlands: 9

Deaths per 1,000 residents

2025Houten Buitengebied: 20Houten: 7Netherlands: 10

Residents by ageFigures for 1 Jan 2026

VestenHouten Buitengebied

0–14 years0% (0)
Houten Buitengebied: 18.9% · Houten: 16.6% · Netherlands: 14.8%
15–24 years0% (0)
Houten Buitengebied: 11.3% · Houten: 12.4% · Netherlands: 12.2%
25–44 years100% (5)
Houten Buitengebied: 19.8% · Houten: 22.8% · Netherlands: 25.9%
45–64 years0% (0)
Houten Buitengebied: 21.7% · Houten: 27.7% · Netherlands: 26%
65–79 years0% (0)
Houten Buitengebied: 18.9% · Houten: 17% · Netherlands: 15.9%
80 years and over0% (0)
Houten Buitengebied: 9.4% · Houten: 3.5% · Netherlands: 5.3%

Residents by sexFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands
Men	0%0	49.1%260	49.3%25,094	49.8%9,025,827
Women	0%0	50.9%270	50.7%25,858	50.2%9,104,381

Residents by marital statusFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands
Never married	0%0	45.7%240	47.3%24,077	50.2%9,101,569
Married	0%0	42.9%225	42.4%21,597	37.3%6,758,191
Divorced	0%0	4.8%25	6.6%3,351	7.7%1,404,105
Widowed	0%0	6.7%35	3.8%1,927	4.8%866,343

Residents by originFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands
Dutch origin	0%0	91.5%485	79.5%40,490	70.9%12,859,141
European origin (outside the Netherlands)	0%0	3.8%20	6.1%3,091	9.6%1,739,260
Origin outside Europe	100%5	4.7%25	14.5%7,371	19.5%3,531,807

Residents by country of birth and originFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin	0%0	92.5%490	79.5%40,490	70.9%12,859,141
Born in the Netherlands, European origin	0%0	0.9%5	2.9%1,499	3.4%614,116
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe	0%0	1.9%10	6.8%3,463	8.5%1,532,223
Born elsewhere in Europe	0%0	1.9%10	3.1%1,592	6.2%1,125,144
Born outside Europe	0%0	2.8%15	7.7%3,908	11%1,999,584

All figures in this section

Figure	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Residents	0	530	50,952	18,130,208	1 Jan 2026
Men	0	260	25,094	9,025,827	1 Jan 2026
Women	0	270	25,858	9,104,381	1 Jan 2026
0–14 years	0	100	8,468	2,683,698	1 Jan 2026
15–24 years	0	60	6,317	2,203,633	1 Jan 2026
25–44 years	5	105	11,628	4,699,676	1 Jan 2026
45–64 years	0	115	14,109	4,709,693	1 Jan 2026
65–79 years	0	100	8,639	2,876,999	1 Jan 2026
80 years and over	0	50	1,791	956,509	1 Jan 2026
Never married	0	240	24,077	9,101,569	1 Jan 2026
Married	0	225	21,597	6,758,191	1 Jan 2026
Divorced	0	25	3,351	1,404,105	1 Jan 2026
Widowed	0	35	1,927	866,343	1 Jan 2026
Dutch origin	0	485	40,490	12,859,141	1 Jan 2026
European origin (outside the Netherlands)	0	20	3,091	1,739,260	1 Jan 2026
Origin outside Europe	5	25	7,371	3,531,807	1 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin	0	490	40,490	12,859,141	1 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, European origin	0	5	1,499	614,116	1 Jan 2026
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe	0	10	3,463	1,532,223	1 Jan 2026
Born elsewhere in Europe	0	10	1,592	1,125,144	1 Jan 2026
Born outside Europe	0	15	3,908	1,999,584	1 Jan 2026
Births	0	10	486	166,588	2025
Births per 1,000 residents	0	15	10	9	2025
Deaths	0	10	351	173,494	2025
Deaths per 1,000 residents	0	20	7	10	2025
65 years and over	0	145	9,993	3,755,679	1 Jan 2025
Residents aged 15 and over	0	430	42,490	15,450,520	31 Dec 2025
Residents aged 15 up to state pension age	0	300	33,590	12,071,600	31 Dec 2025
Residents of state pension age	0	130	8,900	3,378,920	31 Dec 2025

Figures over time, 1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026

Figure	1 Jan 2024	1 Jan 2026
Residents	0	0
Men	0	0
Women	0	0
0–14 years	0	0
15–24 years	0	0
25–44 years	5	5
45–64 years	0	0
Never married	0	0
Married	0	0
Divorced	0	0
Widowed	0	0
Dutch origin	0	0
European origin (outside the Netherlands)	0	0
Origin outside Europe	0	5
Born in the Netherlands, Dutch origin	0	0
Born in the Netherlands, European origin	0	0
Born in the Netherlands, origin outside Europe	0	0
Born elsewhere in Europe	0	0
Born outside Europe	0	0

Figures over time, 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Dec 2025

Figure	31 Mar 2025	30 Jun 2025	30 Sept 2025	31 Dec 2025
Residents aged 15 and over	0	0	0	0
Residents aged 15 up to state pension age	0	0	0	0
Residents of state pension age	0	0	0	0

Households

How many households there are and how they are made up.

Average household size

1 Jan 2026

Households by compositionFigures for 1 Jan 2026

	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands
Single-person households	0%0	27.8%50	30%6,426	40.3%3,412,202
Households without children	100%5	30.6%55	30.1%6,453	28.3%2,398,121
Households with children	0%0	41.7%75	40%8,575	31.4%2,664,351

All figures in this section

Figure	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Households	5	180	21,454	8,474,674	1 Jan 2026
Single-person households	0	50	6,426	3,412,202	1 Jan 2026
Households without children	5	55	6,453	2,398,121	1 Jan 2026
Households with children	0	75	8,575	2,664,351	1 Jan 2026
Average household size	2	2.7	2.4	2.1	1 Jan 2026

Figures over time, 1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026

Figure	1 Jan 2024	1 Jan 2026
Households	5	5
Single-person households	0	0
Households without children	0	5
Households with children	0	0

Income and wealth

Average incomes, how incomes compare with national income groups, and household wealth.

All figures in this section

Figure	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Income recipients	0	400	40,800	14,480,600	2024

Work

Labour participation and types of employment, from register data.

Working population (register data)

2024

All figures in this section

Figure	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Working population (register data)	0	260	28,780	9,601,220	2024

Education

Education levels of residents, and pupils and students.

Pupils and studentsFigures for 2025

Primary school pupils0
Secondary school pupils0
Vocational (MBO) students0
Higher professional (HBO) students0
University (WO) students0

All figures in this section

Figure	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Primary school pupils	50	4,650	1,464,300	2025
Secondary school pupils	40	3,310	935,800	2025
Vocational (MBO) students	10	1,150	466,800	2025
Higher professional (HBO) students	20	1,340	440,220	2025
University (WO) students	10	780	335,930	2025

Energy labels

Registered energy labels of homes, from the EP-Online register. The label shares count only homes with a registered label.

Homes with a registered energy label

8 Nov 2026

All figures in this section

Figure	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Homes with a registered energy label	0	51	13,837	5,299,893	8 Nov 2026

Businesses

Business locations by sector.

Business locations

155

1 Jan 2025

Business locations by sectorFigures for 1 Jan 2025

VestenHouten Buitengebied

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0% (0)
Houten Buitengebied: 2.4% · Houten: 2.1% · Netherlands: 3.2%
Industry and energy16.1% (25)
Houten Buitengebied: 15.4% · Houten: 9.5% · Netherlands: 14.4%
Trade, hotels and restaurants29% (45)
Houten Buitengebied: 22.5% · Houten: 12.6% · Netherlands: 16.4%
Transport, information and communication9.7% (15)
Houten Buitengebied: 8.9% · Houten: 8.9% · Netherlands: 7.9%
Financial services and real estate9.7% (15)
Houten Buitengebied: 8.3% · Houten: 5.8% · Netherlands: 4.8%
Business services25.8% (40)
Houten Buitengebied: 24.9% · Houten: 31.4% · Netherlands: 25.4%
Government, education and care3.2% (5)
Houten Buitengebied: 8.9% · Houten: 20.1% · Netherlands: 17.1%
Culture, recreation and other services3.2% (5)
Houten Buitengebied: 8.9% · Houten: 9.5% · Netherlands: 10.8%

All figures in this section

Figure	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Business locations	155	845	7,150	2,551,540	1 Jan 2025
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	0	20	150	81,035	1 Jan 2025
Industry and energy	25	130	680	368,615	1 Jan 2025
Trade, hotels and restaurants	45	190	900	419,230	1 Jan 2025
Transport, information and communication	15	75	635	202,150	1 Jan 2025
Financial services and real estate	15	70	415	123,345	1 Jan 2025
Business services	40	210	2,245	647,530	1 Jan 2025
Government, education and care	5	75	1,440	435,095	1 Jan 2025
Culture, recreation and other services	5	75	680	274,540	1 Jan 2025

Cars and motorcycles

Registered vehicles of residents.

Passenger cars

1 Jan 2025

Motorcycles

1 Jan 2026

Passenger cars by fuelFigures for 1 Jan 2025

	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands
Petrol cars	0%0	72.6%162	76.7%16,333	80.4%6,268,758
Cars on other fuels	0%0	27.4%61	23.3%4,948	19.6%1,526,187

All figures in this section

Figure	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Passenger cars	223	21,281	7,794,945	1 Jan 2025
Petrol cars	162	16,333	6,268,758	1 Jan 2025
Cars on other fuels	61	4,948	1,526,187	1 Jan 2025
Motorcycles	27	1,620	706,936	1 Jan 2026

Motorcycles

1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
Period	Vesten
1 Jan 2024	0
1 Jan 2025	0
1 Jan 2026	0

Area and buildings

Land, water, address density and non-residential buildings.

Total area

45 ha

2026Houten Buitengebied: 1,106 haHouten: 5,899 haNetherlands: 4,154,337 ha

Address density

658 per km²

1 Jan 2026Houten Buitengebied: 787 per km²Houten: 1,612 per km²Netherlands: 2,093 per km²

Non-residential properties

1 Jan 2025

Newly built non-residential properties

2025

Land and waterFigures for 2026

	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands
Land	88.9%40 ha	94.8%1,049 ha	93.2%5,495 ha	80.9%3,362,600 ha
Water	11.1%5 ha	5.2%57 ha	6.8%403 ha	19.1%791,737 ha

All figures in this section

Figure	Vesten	Houten Buitengebied	Houten	Netherlands	Period
Non-residential properties	98	753	2,036	1,212,492	1 Jan 2025
Newly built non-residential properties	0	18	23	13,383	2025
Total area	45 ha	1,106 ha	5,899 ha	4,154,337 ha	2026
Land	40 ha	1,049 ha	5,495 ha	3,362,600 ha	2026
Water	5 ha	57 ha	403 ha	791,737 ha	2026
Address density	658 per km²	787 per km²	1,612 per km²	2,093 per km²	1 Jan 2026

Figures over time, 2024 to 2026

Figure	2024	2025	2026
Total area	45 ha	45 ha	45 ha
Land	40 ha	40 ha	40 ha
Water	5 ha	5 ha	5 ha

Address density

1 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2026
Period	Vesten
1 Jan 2024	654 per km²
1 Jan 2025	656 per km²
1 Jan 2026	658 per km²