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area in Alingsås Municipality

Alingsås centrum

2,096 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityAlingsås

population2,096

area code1489R001

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 39% of areas2,096

Share 65++3.7 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 75% of areas27.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.6 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 51% of areas72.3 %

Share foreign background-3.6 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 28% of areas12.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Alingsås · higher than 49% of areas352 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.7 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 52% of areas25.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+10.1 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 97% of areas82.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Alingsås · higher than 57% of areas25.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.5 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 59% of areas88.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-37.2 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 17% of areas18.9 %

Share rental housing+30.5 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 86% of areas57.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.8 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 62% of areas19.9 %

Share single-family houses-42.4 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 20% of areas20.6 %

Share built before 1940+8.8 pp vs Alingsås · higher than 84% of areas22.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 30% of areas834 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

1,010men

1,099women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

110

103

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

109

marital status

Unmarried1,146

55 %

Married512

24 %

Divorced313

15 %

Widowed125

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Alingsås centrum. 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 Sweden54 in 2011 → 46 in 2024percentile 46

Population 20251,828 in 20102,096

Economic standard, medianin 2024319 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

86.7 %turnout

S32.3 %

SD18.4 %

M18.3 %

V6.8 %

KD6.6 %

C6.2 %

MP5.2 %

L5.2 %

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. Here 86% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Alingsåsurban area510 m Hjälmaredurban area3.7 km Olstorpsmall locality4.3 km Tånsmall locality5.1 km Västerbodarnaurban area5.8 km Färgens östra strandurban area6.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Brunnsparken-Landskyrkan760 m Prästeryd-Gerdsken890 m Sörhaga-Gustav Adolf930 m Noltorp1.2 km Brogården-Östlyckan1.6 km Nolhaga-Hagagården1.6 km Kullingsberg-Rothoffskär1.6 km Gråbo-Ängabo2.2 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityAlingsås 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 Alingsås?

42,722population

412 tkrmedian income

42.9 yearsaverage age