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area in Mönsterås Municipality

Mönsterås centrala

1,466 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityMönsterås

population1,466

area code0861R004

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 16% of areas1,466

Share 65++7.9 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 97% of areas36.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.5 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 27% of areas67.4 %

Share foreign background+5.6 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 58% of areas21.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-21 % vs Mönsterås · higher than 5% of areas266 tkr

Share low economic standard+9.0 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 85% of areas22.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.1 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 7% of areas13.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-10.6 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 19% of areas59.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-81 % vs Mönsterås · higher than 100% of areas54.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-6.1 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 19% of areas81.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-40.3 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 25% of areas33.4 %

Share rental housing+36.8 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 86% of areas57.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.5 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 30% of areas5.5 %

Share single-family houses-43.2 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 27% of areas34.4 %

Share built before 1940+2.3 pp vs Mönsterås · higher than 76% of areas18.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 12% of areas641 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

724men

736women

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+

153

marital status

Unmarried738

50 %

Married360

25 %

Divorced206

14 %

Widowed161

11 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Mönsterås centrala. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden15 in 2011 → 14 in 2024percentile 14

Population 20251,366 in 20101,466

Economic standard, medianin 2024269 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

76.8 %turnout

S41.0 %

SD22.9 %

M12.0 %

KD7.1 %

C6.1 %

V4.9 %

MP2.2 %

L2.2 %

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

Mönsteråsurban area160 m Killingeholmsmall locality3.2 km Torpsmall locality3.8 km Oknöurban area5.4 km Hammarglosmall locality5.4 km Tålebosmall locality6.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Norra-västra Mönsterås samhälle1.1 km Mellersta Mönsterås samhälle1.8 km Mönsterås södra samhälle-Oknö4.9 km Timmernabben7.5 km Mönsterås omland9.3 km Blomstermåla9.4 km Ålem stationssamhälle10.0 km Ålem omland11 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityMönsterås 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 Mönsterås?

13,069population

389 tkrmedian income

46.1 yearsaverage age