area in Sigtuna Municipality

Östra Valsta

2,203 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalitySigtuna

population2,203

area code0191R024

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 43% of areas2,203

Share 65+-3.2 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 6% of areas11.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.7 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 64% of areas74.2 %

Share foreign background+30.3 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 98% of areas82.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-14 % vs Sigtuna · higher than 20% of areas306 tkr

Share low economic standard+9.0 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 90% of areas26.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.4 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 30% of areas19.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.6 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 60% of areas69.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Sigtuna · higher than 35% of areas20.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-11.7 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 2% of areas62.4 %

Housing

Share rental housing-28.2 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 34% of areas9.5 %

Share of housing co-ops+65.2 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 99% of areas89.8 %

Share single-family houses-40.2 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 3% of areas0.1 %

Share built before 1940-7.8 pp vs Sigtuna · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 11% of areas619 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

1,106men

1,098women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

113

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,100

50 %

Married798

36 %

Divorced251

11 %

Widowed50

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Östra Valsta. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden20 in 2011 → 10 in 2024percentile 10

Population 20251,693 in 20102,203

Economic standard, medianin 2024252 tkr

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

56.5 %turnout

S37.5 %

SD18.3 %

M13.5 %

V12.1 %

KD4.9 %

C2.8 %

MP2.6 %

L2.0 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result. Here 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Märstaurban area580 m Steningehöjdenurban area2.1 km Steningeurban area2.4 km Ölstasmall locality2.6 km Bristasmall locality2.8 km Sannerosmall locality3.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Centrala Valsta420 m Tingvalla570 m Västra Valsta810 m Märstadal900 m Södra Valsta950 m Östra Steninge1.2 km Centrala Märsta1.3 km Sätuna1.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySigtuna Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Sigtuna?

52,767population

379 tkrmedian income

38.9 yearsaverage age