area in Alvesta Municipality

Alvesta centrum

1,852 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityAlvesta

population1,852

area code0764R001

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 31% of areas1,852

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

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.0 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 48% of areas71.8 %

Share foreign background+31.1 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 92% of areas57.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-25 % vs Alvesta · higher than 3% of areas248 tkr

Share low economic standard+22.0 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 97% of areas39.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.4 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 15% of areas16.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-8.8 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 19% of areas59.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Alvesta · higher than 69% of areas28.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-9.9 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 6% of areas72.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-42.2 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 23% of areas29.6 %

Share rental housing+39.8 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 88% of areas61.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.6 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 34% of areas7.0 %

Share single-family houses-46.1 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 25% of areas30.8 %

Share built before 1940+1.2 pp vs Alvesta · higher than 79% of areas20.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 12% of areas643 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

961men

897women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried979

53 %

Married532

29 %

Divorced237

13 %

Widowed108

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Alvesta centrum. 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 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20251,599 in 20101,852

Economic standard, medianin 2024221 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

65.8 %turnout

S37.7 %

SD26.0 %

M10.6 %

V7.0 %

KD5.6 %

C4.9 %

MP1.8 %

L1.6 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Alvestaurban area590 m Norregårdsmall locality2.6 km Lekarydsmall locality3.3 km Åkesgårdensmall locality3.9 km Solhagasmall locality6.0 km Hjortsbergaurban area6.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Alvesta södra1.4 km Alvesta nordost1.4 km Alvesta västra1.8 km Alvesta sydost1.9 km Hjortsberga5.8 km GemlaVäxjö7.3 km Öjaby-RäppeVäxjö11 km Moheda-Torpsbruk12 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityAlvesta 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 Alvesta?

19,830population

377 tkrmedian income

43.1 yearsaverage age