HestraPhoto: Nils Öberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
area in Gislaved Municipality

Hestra

1,356 inhabitants · Good conditions
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the register

Facts

municipalityGislaved
population1,356
area code0662R009

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 13% of areas1,356
Share 65++3.2 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 69% of areas25.8 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.3 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 73% of areas75.7 %
Share foreign background-14.2 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 53% of areas20.1 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+1 % vs Gislaved · higher than 52% of areas355 tkr
Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+6.6 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 40% of areas21.8 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+15.1 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 98% of areas84.5 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Gislaved · higher than 41% of areas22.2 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+11.0 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 69% of areas89.8 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-1.5 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 48% of areas64.9 %
Share rental housing+4.3 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 63% of areas29.6 %
Share of housing co-ops-3.9 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 19% of areas3.0 %
Share single-family houses+4.6 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 55% of areas76.7 %
Share built before 1940-9.4 pp vs Gislaved · higher than 27% of areas4.6 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 15% of areas675 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

684men
665women
menagewomen
38
0–4
34
42
5–9
30
30
10–14
51
54
15–19
39
34
20–24
26
27
25–29
28
43
30–34
54
49
35–39
32
38
40–44
42
31
45–49
32
52
50–54
33
33
55–59
44
47
60–64
41
38
65–69
33
32
70–74
34
45
75–79
37
51
80+
75
marital status
Unmarried641
47 %
Married541
40 %
Divorced96
7 %
Widowed80
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Hestra. 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 20244 · Good conditions
Relative position in Sweden50 in 2011 → 50 in 2024percentile 50
Population 20251,343 in 20101,356
Economic standard, medianin 2024316 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

90.4 %turnout
SD23.6 %
S22.7 %
M20.6 %
KD12.3 %
C10.1 %
L4.3 %
MP2.9 %
V2.7 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Hestraurban area160 mNissaforsurban area4.7 kmGrimsåsurban area5.0 kmGötarpsmall locality11 kmÅsenhögasmall locality13 kmNittorpurban area13 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Tranemo östra omlandTranemo7.8 kmGnosjö tätortGnosjö13 kmTranemo östraTranemo15 kmGislaved norra15 kmTranemo södraTranemo15 kmGislaved nordväst16 kmTranemo norra omlandTranemo16 kmTranemo västraTranemo16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGislaved 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 Gislaved?
28,936population
387 tkrmedian income
43.2 yearsaverage age
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