Castellón/Castelló province · report
People and new homes in Castellón/Castelló province
In 2024 the population grew by 12,290 while 620 homes were finished: 19.8 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2024
- 19.8
- Population change, 2024
- +12,290
Population change and homes finished in Castellón/Castelló province
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes certified complete. INE and MIVAU.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,290 |
| 2023 | 10,948 |
| 2022 | 12,657 |
| 2021 | 3,561 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 620 |
| 2023 | 620 |
| 2022 | 244 |
| 2021 | 351 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +5,432 | −1,871 | +3,561 | 351 |
| 2022 | +14,333 | −1,676 | +12,657 | 244 |
| 2023 | +12,302 | −1,354 | +10,948 | 620 |
| 2024 | +13,639 | −1,349 | +12,290 | 620 |
Births and deaths are INE's, by place of residence; net migration counts moves to and from abroad and the rest of Spain, and INE publishes it from 2021. Homes finished are completion certificates. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
Other reports for Castellón/Castelló province
At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €131,805. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €503 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.
- Payment, two incomes
- 16%
- Payment, one income
- 31%
79.7% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 1,691
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.7
Buyers living abroad bought 5.6% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 5.6%
Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in Q2 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −42.0%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet
17.4% of the 446,872 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 17.4%
- Empty homes
- 77,732