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area in Växjö Municipality

Växjö centrum-Väster-Spetsamossen

5,324 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVäxjö

population5,324

area code0780R019

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 88% of areas5,324

Share 65++7.9 pp vs Växjö · higher than 76% of areas27.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.9 pp vs Växjö · higher than 63% of areas74.0 %

Share foreign background-6.1 pp vs Växjö · higher than 57% of areas21.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Växjö · higher than 47% of areas349 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 69% of areas32.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+13.3 pp vs Växjö · higher than 92% of areas79.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Växjö · higher than 50% of areas24.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.1 pp vs Växjö · higher than 49% of areas87.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-39.4 pp vs Växjö · higher than 9% of areas7.0 %

Share rental housing+14.9 pp vs Växjö · higher than 83% of areas52.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+23.9 pp vs Växjö · higher than 85% of areas39.4 %

Share single-family houses-45.6 pp vs Växjö · higher than 13% of areas7.6 %

Share built before 1940+8.9 pp vs Växjö · higher than 80% of areas20.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 86% of areas2,061 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

2,595men

2,735women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

112

15–19

100

210

20–24

253

289

25–29

291

260

30–34

166

162

35–39

138

145

40–44

131

132

45–49

100

121

50–54

159

155

55–59

182

154

60–64

161

149

65–69

156

130

70–74

139

138

75–79

185

219

80+

346

marital status

Unmarried3,020

57 %

Married1,264

24 %

Divorced711

13 %

Widowed325

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Växjö centrum-Väster-Spetsamossen. 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 Sweden71 in 2011 → 57 in 2024percentile 57

Population 20254,750 in 20105,324

Economic standard, medianin 2024324 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

82.6 %turnout

S32.3 %

M22.5 %

SD17.0 %

V7.6 %

C5.1 %

KD4.8 %

MP4.6 %

L4.4 %

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 58% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Växjöurban area780 m Skirsmall locality5.1 km Notterydsmall locality5.6 km Hinnamålasmall locality7.8 km Toftahöjdensmall locality7.8 km Bramstorpsmall locality8.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kungsmad-Pilbäcken1.3 km Araby-Dalbo-Nydala1.5 km Söder-Bäckaslöv1.5 km Växjö öster1.9 km Västra mark2.0 km Hov-Norr2.0 km Gamla norr-Fagrabäck2.1 km Högstorp-Hollstorp3.0 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