area in Västervik Municipality

Södermalm-Karstorp

3,142 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästervik

population3,142

area code0883R010

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 61% of areas3,142

Share 65+-2.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 78% of areas28.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 33% of areas68.9 %

Share foreign background+19.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 78% of areas34.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-16 % vs Västervik · higher than 6% of areas271 tkr

Share low economic standard+11.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 88% of areas24.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 16% of areas16.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.8 pp vs Västervik · higher than 40% of areas64.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Västervik · higher than 100% of areas51.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-10.7 pp vs Västervik · higher than 8% of areas74.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-44.5 pp vs Västervik · higher than 15% of areas16.2 %

Share rental housing+28.8 pp vs Västervik · higher than 84% of areas54.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+17.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 75% of areas28.8 %

Share single-family houses-45.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 18% of areas16.5 %

Share built before 1940-1.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 67% of areas15.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 52% of areas1,145 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

1,527men

1,620women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

105

25–29

120

30–34

115

102

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

102

70–74

113

75–79

104

109

80+

198

marital status

Unmarried1,649

52 %

Married877

28 %

Divorced423

13 %

Widowed202

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Södermalm-Karstorp. 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 Sweden7 in 2011 → 11 in 2024percentile 11

Population 20253,172 in 20103,142

Economic standard, medianin 2024245 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

74.1 %turnout

S42.0 %

SD22.8 %

M11.9 %

V6.6 %

C4.0 %

KD3.8 %

MP3.6 %

L2.6 %

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. Here 50% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Västervikurban area1.5 km Lilla Örserumsmall locality3.7 km Piperskärrurban area4.1 km Solhällsmall locality4.5 km Gunnebourban area6.1 km Hornsuddesmall locality7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Reginelund-Stenhagen1.7 km Västralund-Jenny1.7 km Peru-Arabien1.9 km Västervik centrum2.0 km Östermalm-Johannesdal2.4 km Örbäcken-Lysingsbadet2.4 km Brevik-Gertrudsvik3.6 km Piperskärr-Grantorpet3.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVästervik 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 Västervik?

36,447population

381 tkrmedian income

47.3 yearsaverage age