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area in Växjö Municipality

Hov-Norr

3,567 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVäxjö

population3,567

area code0780R005

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 69% of areas3,567

Share 65++3.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 50% of areas22.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.2 pp vs Växjö · higher than 96% of areas82.1 %

Share foreign background-11.8 pp vs Växjö · higher than 39% of areas15.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+18 % vs Växjö · higher than 81% of areas411 tkr

Share low economic standard-12.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 2% of areas3.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.7 pp vs Växjö · higher than 80% of areas39.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.1 pp vs Växjö · higher than 65% of areas70.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Växjö · higher than 18% of areas16.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.7 pp vs Växjö · higher than 77% of areas90.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+33.2 pp vs Växjö · higher than 64% of areas79.6 %

Share rental housing-35.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 10% of areas2.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.6 pp vs Växjö · higher than 58% of areas17.2 %

Share single-family houses+31.6 pp vs Växjö · higher than 66% of areas84.9 %

Share built before 1940-10.3 pp vs Växjö · higher than 15% of areas1.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 77% of areas1,717 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

1,747men

1,811women

menagewomen

106

0–4

110

104

5–9

135

10–14

107

131

15–19

129

20–24

25–29

30–34

102

114

35–39

108

40–44

109

119

45–49

125

141

50–54

136

124

55–59

136

118

60–64

107

101

65–69

104

70–74

75–79

101

80+

147

marital status

Unmarried1,790

50 %

Married1,385

39 %

Divorced256

7 %

Widowed133

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Hov-Norr. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden96 in 2011 → 96 in 2024percentile 96

Population 20253,439 in 20103,567

Economic standard, medianin 2024368 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

90.9 %turnout

S36.3 %

M22.1 %

SD14.4 %

C6.0 %

MP5.9 %

KD5.3 %

V4.8 %

L4.5 %

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

Växjöurban area1.5 km Notterydsmall locality4.2 km Toftahöjdensmall locality6.0 km Skirsmall locality6.3 km Norragårdensmall locality6.4 km Hinnamålasmall locality6.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kungsmad-Pilbäcken910 m Gamla norr-Fagrabäck1.1 km Araby-Dalbo-Nydala1.6 km Växjö centrum-Väster-Spetsamossen2.0 km Hovshaga2.6 km Västra mark2.8 km Östra Lugnet-Evedal3.0 km Växjö öster3.3 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVäxjö 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 Växjö?

98,334population

384 tkrmedian income

40.4 yearsaverage age