area in Tierp Municipality

Söderfors

1,478 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
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Facts

municipalityTierp
population1,478
area code0360R005

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 16% of areas1,478
Share 65++0.9 pp vs Tierp · higher than 72% of areas26.5 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.5 pp vs Tierp · higher than 20% of areas65.7 %
Share foreign background+15.2 pp vs Tierp · higher than 75% of areas31.8 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-14 % vs Tierp · higher than 8% of areas278 tkr
Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Tierp · higher than 90% of areas26.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.9 pp vs Tierp · higher than 4% of areas12.7 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-7.2 pp vs Tierp · higher than 21% of areas59.5 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Tierp · higher than 81% of areas32.4 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-3.9 pp vs Tierp · higher than 18% of areas80.8 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-7.8 pp vs Tierp · higher than 40% of areas56.7 %
Share rental housing+14.6 pp vs Tierp · higher than 72% of areas38.8 %
Share of housing co-ops-4.9 pp vs Tierp · higher than 22% of areas3.6 %
Share single-family houses-12.4 pp vs Tierp · higher than 39% of areas57.7 %
Share built before 1940-10.0 pp vs Tierp · higher than 43% of areas8.9 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 12% of areas635 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

771men
701women
menagewomen
21
0–4
26
42
5–9
39
49
10–14
47
49
15–19
34
47
20–24
30
36
25–29
34
49
30–34
41
50
35–39
37
35
40–44
39
43
45–49
32
45
50–54
40
50
55–59
53
67
60–64
47
40
65–69
39
48
70–74
42
52
75–79
44
48
80+
77
marital status
Unmarried702
48 %
Married534
36 %
Divorced170
12 %
Widowed67
5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Söderfors. 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 Sweden10 in 2011 → 7 in 2024percentile 7
Population 20251,572 in 20101,478
Economic standard, medianin 2024265 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

81.1 %turnout
S42.1 %
SD27.4 %
M11.2 %
KD4.9 %
V4.8 %
C4.2 %
MP2.4 %
L1.9 %

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

Söderforsurban area150 mKågbosmall locality6.7 kmFinnbölesmall locality8.1 kmHällssmall locality11 kmMehedebyurban area11 kmBergurban area12 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Mehedeby-Tobo8.5 kmHedesundaGävle14 kmTierp Södra16 kmTierp Centrum-Tierp Norra16 kmÖstervåla omlandHeby20 kmVästland20 kmÖstervåla tätortHeby23 kmÄlvkarlebyÄlvkarleby23 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityTierp 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 Tierp?
21,104population
371 tkrmedian income
44.5 yearsaverage age
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