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area in Eskilstuna Municipality

Röksta-Eskilshem-Balsta

3,999 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityEskilstuna

population3,999

area code0484R016

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 76% of areas3,999

Share 65++1.6 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 51% of areas22.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.4 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 47% of areas71.5 %

Share foreign background+7.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 87% of areas44.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 18% of areas303 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.2 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 49% of areas24.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.8 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 15% of areas57.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Eskilstuna · higher than 84% of areas33.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.4 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 12% of areas77.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-7.4 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 25% of areas33.0 %

Share rental housing+18.2 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 87% of areas58.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-8.1 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 35% of areas7.1 %

Share single-family houses-3.7 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 29% of areas40.3 %

Share built before 1940-1.4 pp vs Eskilstuna · higher than 55% of areas12.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 71% of areas1,560 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

1,966men

2,040women

menagewomen

0–4

114

5–9

107

136

10–14

146

143

15–19

130

122

20–24

105

25–29

113

30–34

115

130

35–39

136

140

40–44

128

136

45–49

129

109

50–54

118

129

55–59

114

131

60–64

122

65–69

119

70–74

75–79

104

112

80+

212

marital status

Unmarried2,122

53 %

Married1,136

28 %

Divorced527

13 %

Widowed212

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Röksta-Eskilshem-Balsta. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden32 in 2011 → 19 in 2024percentile 19

Population 20253,652 in 20103,999

Economic standard, medianin 2024274 tkr

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

76.4 %turnout

S36.9 %

SD22.6 %

M16.3 %

V6.5 %

KD4.4 %

MP4.3 %

C4.1 %

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. Here 83% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Skiftingeurban area1.6 km Gredbylund och Odlarenurban area3.0 km Grönstasmall locality3.2 km Eskilstunaurban area3.4 km Nybylundsmall locality4.3 km Hammarbysmall locality4.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Munktellstaden-Norr-Gamla staden1.0 km Årby-Vallby1.3 km Eskilstuna öster1.3 km Eskilstuna centrum1.6 km Skiftinge-Djursta1.7 km Trumtorp-Odlaren-Hagnestahill2.0 km Skiftinge-Ärsta-Sal2.1 km Eskilstuna söder2.1 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