area in Storfors Municipality

Storfors centralort

1,931 inhabitants · Average
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Facts

municipalityStorfors
population1,931
area code1760R001

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 34% of areas1,931
Share 65+-0.2 pp vs Storfors · higher than 91% of areas32.5 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.8 pp vs Storfors · higher than 4% of areas57.5 %
Share foreign background+7.9 pp vs Storfors · higher than 70% of areas28.1 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-9 % vs Storfors · higher than 13% of areas292 tkr
Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Storfors · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.9 pp vs Storfors · higher than 1% of areas10.8 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+0.7 pp vs Storfors · higher than 24% of areas60.6 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-45 % vs Storfors · higher than 96% of areas42.2 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-0.5 pp vs Storfors · higher than 28% of areas83.6 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-14.2 pp vs Storfors · higher than 50% of areas66.6 %
Share rental housing+14.0 pp vs Storfors · higher than 64% of areas30.2 %
Share of housing co-ops+0.8 pp vs Storfors · higher than 10% of areas1.6 %
Share single-family houses-12.1 pp vs Storfors · higher than 51% of areas71.9 %
Share built before 1940+2.8 pp vs Storfors · higher than 73% of areas18.0 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 46% of areas1,059 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

992men
931women
menagewomen
45
0–4
38
55
5–9
32
42
10–14
50
52
15–19
51
40
20–24
34
37
25–29
27
55
30–34
52
57
35–39
49
50
40–44
41
45
45–49
50
70
50–54
45
68
55–59
82
60
60–64
64
87
65–69
67
71
70–74
61
71
75–79
71
87
80+
117
marital status
Unmarried933
48 %
Married618
32 %
Divorced241
12 %
Widowed142
7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Storfors centralort. 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 20243 · Average
Relative position in Sweden10 in 2011 → 18 in 2024percentile 18
Population 20252,386 in 20101,931
Economic standard, medianin 2024268 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

84.4 %turnout
S43.6 %
SD28.9 %
M12.1 %
V5.3 %
KD3.4 %
C2.8 %
L1.6 %
MP1.1 %

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

Storforsurban area390 mLungsundsmall locality5.0 kmNykroppaurban area9.6 kmKyrkstenurban area13 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Storfors tätorter-Storfors landsbygd8.3 kmBergslagstorget-EriksbergFilipstad19 kmHöglunda-MyrängenFilipstad20 kmKalhyttan-centrumFilipstad20 kmVäse-Karlstads östra landsbygdKarlstad21 kmStorbronFilipstad21 kmKarlskoga omlandKarlskoga23 kmStrand-Marieberg-VillastadenKristinehamn25 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityStorfors Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

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3,788population
380 tkrmedian income
49.1 yearsaverage age
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