area in Nässjö Municipality

Handskeryd

3,488 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityNässjö

population3,488

area code0682R003

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 67% of areas3,488

Share 65+-2.4 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 38% of areas20.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.7 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 77% of areas76.6 %

Share foreign background+2.2 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 71% of areas29.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+4 % vs Nässjö · higher than 47% of areas349 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.1 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 28% of areas19.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.0 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 58% of areas68.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-93 % vs Nässjö · higher than 57% of areas25.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.9 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 35% of areas84.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-9.2 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 38% of areas53.5 %

Share rental housing+7.0 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 69% of areas35.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.6 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 44% of areas10.3 %

Share single-family houses-9.2 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 38% of areas55.6 %

Share built before 1940-8.6 pp vs Nässjö · higher than 43% of areas8.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 73% of areas1,594 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

1,740men

1,748women

menagewomen

0–4

103

104

5–9

109

130

10–14

106

100

15–19

114

113

20–24

113

25–29

120

30–34

119

129

35–39

116

121

40–44

118

45–49

100

50–54

114

106

55–59

105

60–64

104

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

133

marital status

Unmarried1,908

55 %

Married1,129

32 %

Divorced314

9 %

Widowed142

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Handskeryd. 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 Sweden48 in 2011 → 21 in 2024percentile 21

Population 20253,222 in 20103,488

Economic standard, medianin 2024290 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

85.9 %turnout

S31.2 %

SD26.3 %

M17.5 %

KD7.1 %

C4.9 %

V4.7 %

L3.7 %

MP3.6 %

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 70% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Nässjöurban area2.2 km Gisshultsmall locality4.1 km Solbackasmall locality4.6 km Ormarydurban area6.7 km Fredriksdalurban area8.0 km Stensjönurban area8.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ingsberg-Nyhem-Hultet1.9 km Nässjö centrum2.5 km Södra Åker-Åkershäll-Södergården2.9 km Östra Runneryd2.9 km Norrboda-Västra Runneryd4.0 km Åker-Målen4.2 km Nässjö norra landsbygd9.3 km Nässjö södra landsbygd13 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityNässjö 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 Nässjö?

31,587population

378 tkrmedian income

42.4 yearsaverage age