area in Växjö Municipality

Hovshaga

6,488 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVäxjö

population6,488

area code0780R006

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 94% of areas6,488

Share 65++3.6 pp vs Växjö · higher than 54% of areas23.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 79% of areas76.9 %

Share foreign background-2.5 pp vs Växjö · higher than 65% of areas25.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+7 % vs Växjö · higher than 64% of areas374 tkr

Share low economic standard-5.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.5 pp vs Växjö · higher than 70% of areas33.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.9 pp vs Växjö · higher than 42% of areas65.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Växjö · higher than 52% of areas24.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.2 pp vs Växjö · higher than 58% of areas88.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+2.3 pp vs Växjö · higher than 34% of areas48.7 %

Share rental housing-7.5 pp vs Växjö · higher than 63% of areas29.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.5 pp vs Växjö · higher than 63% of areas21.0 %

Share single-family houses+13.1 pp vs Växjö · higher than 46% of areas66.4 %

Share built before 1940-10.8 pp vs Växjö · higher than 13% of areas1.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 95% of areas2,832 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

3,223men

3,278women

menagewomen

191

0–4

177

248

5–9

172

207

10–14

207

255

15–19

210

160

20–24

130

150

25–29

134

171

30–34

223

203

35–39

210

206

40–44

206

210

45–49

205

170

50–54

203

205

55–59

175

176

60–64

197

133

65–69

155

70–74

186

167

75–79

165

216

80+

323

marital status

Unmarried3,306

51 %

Married2,373

37 %

Divorced542

8 %

Widowed264

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Hovshaga. 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 Sweden70 in 2011 → 59 in 2024percentile 59

Population 20255,952 in 20106,488

Economic standard, medianin 2024328 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

88.0 %turnout

S36.7 %

M21.7 %

SD16.2 %

KD6.0 %

C5.2 %

V5.1 %

L4.2 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Växjöurban area2.5 km Notterydsmall locality6.4 km Toftahöjdensmall locality7.2 km Norragårdensmall locality7.5 km Skirsmall locality8.3 km Liagårdsmall locality8.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Araby-Dalbo-Nydala1.8 km Västra mark2.2 km Kungsmad-Pilbäcken2.3 km Hov-Norr2.6 km Östra Lugnet-Evedal2.7 km Öjaby-Räppe3.1 km Växjö centrum-Väster-Spetsamossen3.3 km Gamla norr-Fagrabäck3.7 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