area in Jönköping Municipality

Österängen

3,764 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityJönköping

population3,764

area code0680R033

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 73% of areas3,764

Share 65+-4.6 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 13% of areas14.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.3 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 96% of areas81.5 %

Share foreign background+47.8 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 97% of areas75.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-25 % vs Jönköping · higher than 6% of areas270 tkr

Share low economic standard+22.0 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 95% of areas34.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-15.4 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 16% of areas16.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.3 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 68% of areas71.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Jönköping · higher than 83% of areas33.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-20.2 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 2% of areas64.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-46.8 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 1% of areas0.2 %

Share rental housing+58.5 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 98% of areas93.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-10.2 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 32% of areas6.3 %

Share single-family houses-48.8 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 5% of areas0.2 %

Share built before 1940-11.3 pp vs Jönköping · higher than 15% of areas1.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 55% of areas1,186 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

2,133men

1,631women

menagewomen

124

0–4

107

110

5–9

10–14

15–19

121

20–24

107

261

25–29

148

245

30–34

164

259

35–39

127

162

40–44

104

136

45–49

119

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

112

marital status

Unmarried2,107

56 %

Married1,027

27 %

Divorced505

13 %

Widowed125

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Österängen. 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 Sweden5 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20253,181 in 20103,764

Economic standard, medianin 2024227 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

61.7 %turnout

S41.6 %

SD16.5 %

V13.8 %

M8.8 %

KD6.6 %

C4.5 %

MP3.6 %

L1.2 %

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

Jönköpingurban area4.0 km Skinnersdalsmall locality5.4 km Ängensmall locality5.9 km Boglasmall locality6.3 km Kortebourban area6.5 km Bosgård, Rudu och Gissebourban area6.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Rosenlund-Vättersnäs1.0 km Ekhagen1.3 km Öxnehaga centrum1.9 km Liljeholmen-Västra Rosenlund2.1 km Huskvarna centrum2.1 km Öxnehaga2.2 km Gråbo-Tormenås2.4 km Huskvarna söder3.2 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityJönköping 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 Jönköping?

147,654population

394 tkrmedian income

40.8 yearsaverage age