area in Eskilstuna Municipality

Nyfors centrum-Väster

5,299 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityEskilstuna

population5,299

area code0484R015

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 88% of areas5,299

Share 65+-5.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 15% of areas15.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.1 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 58% of areas73.2 %

Share foreign background+27.5 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 94% of areas65.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-24 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 3% of areas248 tkr

Share low economic standard+20.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 97% of areas39.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 30% of areas19.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.5 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 18% of areas58.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 60% of areas26.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-12.1 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 3% of areas66.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-39.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 4% of areas1.5 %

Share rental housing+34.3 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 94% of areas74.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+7.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 67% of areas22.8 %

Share single-family houses-42.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 8% of areas1.5 %

Share built before 1940+11.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 88% of areas24.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 61% of areas1,313 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

2,668men

2,633women

menagewomen

143

0–4

132

141

5–9

132

136

10–14

152

141

15–19

158

230

20–24

224

257

25–29

209

269

30–34

228

211

35–39

189

202

40–44

170

45–49

150

146

50–54

140

136

55–59

147

60–64

127

112

65–69

111

70–74

75–79

117

80+

148

marital status

Unmarried3,119

59 %

Married1,143

22 %

Divorced840

16 %

Widowed194

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Nyfors centrum-Väster. 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 20255,346 in 20105,299

Economic standard, medianin 2024220 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

64.4 %turnout

S35.4 %

SD20.7 %

M12.4 %

V11.6 %

KD5.3 %

MP4.8 %

C4.2 %

L2.9 %

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 76% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Eskilstunaurban area1.5 km Skiftingeurban area3.2 km Gredbylund och Odlarenurban area4.0 km Nybylundsmall locality4.0 km Hällbybrunnurban area4.9 km Grönstasmall locality5.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Eskilstuna centrum590 m Västra Nyfors820 m Östra Nyfors1.0 km Munktellstaden-Norr-Gamla staden1.1 km Myrtorp-Västermalm-Brunnsbacken1.4 km Årby-Vallby1.5 km Eskilstuna söder1.8 km Eskilstuna öster1.9 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