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area in Knivsta Municipality

Vassunda

1,777 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKnivsta

population1,777

area code0330R008

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 28% of areas1,777

Share 65++6.4 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 39% of areas20.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.9 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 52% of areas72.4 %

Share foreign background-8.8 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 33% of areas14.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+1 % vs Knivsta · higher than 86% of areas427 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.3 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 81% of areas39.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.0 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 32% of areas62.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Knivsta · higher than 12% of areas14.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.9 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 90% of areas92.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+37.5 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 90% of areas93.5 %

Share rental housing-15.8 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 13% of areas3.0 %

Share single-family houses+29.8 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 91% of areas95.9 %

Share built before 1940+7.4 pp vs Knivsta · higher than 66% of areas15.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 44% of areas1,017 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

921men

850women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried936

53 %

Married654

37 %

Divorced136

8 %

Widowed52

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Vassunda. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden76 in 2011 → 74 in 2024percentile 74

Population 20251,540 in 20101,777

Economic standard, medianin 2024395 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

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

93.1 %turnout

S22.4 %

M21.7 %

SD20.6 %

C8.4 %

KD8.4 %

MP7.8 %

L5.5 %

V3.5 %

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 80% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Rödbosmall locality1.0 km Anderslundsmall locality1.3 km Edebyurban area2.6 km Västersjösmall locality4.6 km Alsikeurban area5.1 km Knivstaurban area5.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Knivsta västra3.9 km Alsike norra4.4 km Knivsta centrala4.9 km Alsike östra5.5 km Knivsta östra6.0 km Knivsta södra6.3 km Slottsskogen-SöderskogenHåbo7.1 km SunnerstaUppsala7.5 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKnivsta 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 Knivsta?

21,193population

451 tkrmedian income

37.6 yearsaverage age