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area in Eskilstuna Municipality

Myrtorp-Västermalm-Brunnsbacken

3,589 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityEskilstuna

population3,589

area code0484R014

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 69% of areas3,589

Share 65+-1.9 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 32% of areas19.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.9 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 56% of areas73.0 %

Share foreign background+25.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 94% of areas62.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-24 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 3% of areas250 tkr

Share low economic standard+19.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 97% of areas38.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-7.4 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 19% of areas17.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.3 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 19% of areas58.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 74% of areas30.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-10.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 4% of areas68.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-28.5 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 12% of areas11.9 %

Share rental housing+36.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 94% of areas77.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-5.2 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 43% of areas9.9 %

Share single-family houses-29.1 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 17% of areas14.9 %

Share built before 1940+1.7 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 66% of areas15.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 44% of areas1,026 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

1,790men

1,800women

menagewomen

0–4

128

5–9

120

115

10–14

144

110

15–19

128

112

20–24

105

132

25–29

108

116

30–34

108

129

35–39

132

101

40–44

102

107

45–49

50–54

111

105

55–59

103

126

60–64

101

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

126

marital status

Unmarried1,946

54 %

Married988

28 %

Divorced479

13 %

Widowed172

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Myrtorp-Västermalm-Brunnsbacken. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden4 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20253,286 in 20103,589

Economic standard, medianin 2024223 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

66.0 %turnout

S36.0 %

SD22.1 %

M12.4 %

V10.7 %

KD4.7 %

C4.3 %

MP4.0 %

L3.2 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Eskilstunaurban area580 m Nybylundsmall locality2.9 km Gredbylund och Odlarenurban area3.7 km Skiftingeurban area4.4 km Balstasmall locality5.5 km Hällbybrunnurban area5.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra Nyfors630 m Östra Nyfors830 m Stenby1.4 km Eskilstuna söder1.4 km Nyfors centrum-Väster1.4 km Fröslunda-Vilsta1.5 km Eskilstuna centrum1.5 km Lagersberg-Råbergstorp1.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityEskilstuna 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 Eskilstuna?

107,203population

371 tkrmedian income

41.9 yearsaverage age