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Spain’s sharpest income gaps can lie within a few streets
Spain’s National Statistics Institute has published 2024 household income data showing sharp differences between nearby areas in five cities.
In Alcobendas, next to Madrid, residents of La Moraleja had an average net income of €40,089 per person, compared with €16,425 in Valdelasfuentes.
That is the country’s largest nearby-area gap in the data, at €23,664 per person a year.
The other contrasts are in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Granada, Málaga and Barcelona, where the income differences range from €8,157 to €20,275 per person.
Spain’s average net income rose 6.1% to €15,948 in 2024, but the figures show how unequal incomes can remain within the same city.
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Spain’s largest reported income gap between nearby areas was €23,664 per person between La Moraleja and Valdelasfuentes in Alcobendas.
The figures come from the National Statistics Institute’s household income distribution atlas, published with data for 2024.
Average net income per person in Spain rose 6.1% in 2024 to €15,948.
Other sharp contrasts included areas in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Granada and Málaga.
At municipal level, Pozuelo de Alarcón had Spain’s highest average income among municipalities with more than 2,000 residents, while Iznalloz had the lowest.
- Who
- Residents of nearby areas across Spain, including La Moraleja and Valdelasfuentes in Alcobendas.
- What
- The INE atlas showed large income differences between nearby census areas, with the largest reported gap at €23,664 per person.
- When
- The atlas was published on 19 October 2026, using 2024 data.
- Where
- Across Spain, including Alcobendas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Granada and Málaga.
- Why
- The atlas measures household and personal income by geographic area. The sources do not state a cause for the differences.
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The income figures reported in the atlas were recorded.
The INE published its household income distribution atlas.
- Largest nearby-area gap
- €23,664 per person between La Moraleja and Valdelasfuentes
- Spain’s average net income
- €15,948 per person in 2024, up 6.1%
- Las Palmas contrast
- €32,290 in La Minilla and €12,015 in Las Torres
- Granada contrast
- €28,070 in Albayda and €8,717 in Joaquina Eguaras
- Highest-income municipality
- Pozuelo de Alarcón, €32,612 per person
- Lowest-income municipality
- Iznalloz, €9,153 per person
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