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area in Enköping Municipality

Galgvreten-Västerleden

6,208 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityEnköping

population6,208

area code0381R006

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 93% of areas6,208

Share 65+-3.8 pp vs Enköping · higher than 24% of areas17.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.6 pp vs Enköping · higher than 33% of areas68.8 %

Share foreign background+27.2 pp vs Enköping · higher than 90% of areas50.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-18 % vs Enköping · higher than 14% of areas293 tkr

Share low economic standard+16.0 pp vs Enköping · higher than 93% of areas29.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.8 pp vs Enköping · higher than 22% of areas17.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.6 pp vs Enköping · higher than 39% of areas64.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Enköping · higher than 62% of areas27.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-8.8 pp vs Enköping · higher than 8% of areas75.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-35.2 pp vs Enköping · higher than 16% of areas18.5 %

Share rental housing+34.0 pp vs Enköping · higher than 87% of areas60.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+3.3 pp vs Enköping · higher than 63% of areas20.4 %

Share single-family houses-40.3 pp vs Enköping · higher than 19% of areas19.2 %

Share built before 1940-11.8 pp vs Enköping · higher than 16% of areas1.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 87% of areas2,136 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

3,117men

3,106women

menagewomen

203

0–4

159

222

5–9

231

233

10–14

223

204

15–19

216

214

20–24

168

222

25–29

184

226

30–34

221

239

35–39

242

202

40–44

199

193

45–49

173

166

50–54

176

175

55–59

147

125

60–64

163

131

65–69

122

109

70–74

121

107

75–79

145

146

80+

216

marital status

Unmarried3,511

57 %

Married1,705

27 %

Divorced736

12 %

Widowed253

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Galgvreten-Västerleden. 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 → 6 in 2024percentile 6

Population 20255,301 in 20106,208

Economic standard, medianin 2024244 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

72.9 %turnout

S36.7 %

SD22.4 %

M15.1 %

V6.9 %

KD5.6 %

C4.8 %

MP3.1 %

L2.7 %

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 72% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Enköpingurban area2.2 km Hovdestasmall locality3.2 km Gamla Nynäsurban area3.5 km Hagaurban area4.7 km Åkersbergurban area4.7 km Gåsbackensmall locality5.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Enköping centrum-Sankt Ilian1.6 km Romberga1.6 km Munksundet-Gröngarn2.3 km Fanna-Korsängen-Älvdansen3.6 km Bergvreten-Gånsta-Åkersberg3.6 km Åsunda5.9 km Bredsand-Haga6.7 km Västerås östra landsbygdVästerås15 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityEnköping 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 Enköping?

48,591population

397 tkrmedian income

42.0 yearsaverage age