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2023 Tax Data by Postal Code Charts Spain’s Sharp Urban Income Gaps

Richer enclaves report larger shares from capital, poorer districts depend mostly on wages.

Vista de Barcelona desde la sierra de Collserola.
La renta media de los vecinos de Carabanchel por barrios
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Gente circulando por la calle Urzáiz, en Vigo.

Overview

  • The Agencia Tributaria released verified 2023 IRPF figures by postal code, enabling neighborhood-level income comparisons across Spain’s largest municipalities.
  • La Moraleja (Alcobendas) leads nationally with an average gross income of €196,429, Torreblanca (Seville) sits at the bottom with €11,354, and Pozuelo de Alarcón remains the highest-income municipality at €88,011.
  • In Madrid, several zones exceed €100,000 in average income, including Aravaca (€103,933) and Salamanca–Goya (€103,712), while Entrevías–Puente de Vallecas is lowest at €22,593.
  • Regional analyses highlight steep internal divides, with gaps of about €30,000 in Murcia and roughly €41,000 in A Coruña, and a widening split in Vigo where the top-to-bottom gap has grown by more than 9% over a decade.
  • The dataset underscores contrasting income composition, with wealthy areas showing a smaller share from wages and a larger share from capital and other sources than low-income neighborhoods.