area in Hammarö Municipality

Skoghall-Vidöåsen

1,869 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
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the register

Facts

municipalityHammarö
population1,869
area code1761R006

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 31% of areas1,869
Share 65++5.1 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 73% of areas26.6 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.7 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 35% of areas69.4 %
Share foreign background+9.2 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 49% of areas18.6 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-26 % vs Hammarö · higher than 18% of areas304 tkr
Share low economic standard+13.0 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 81% of areas20.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-19.5 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 35% of areas20.5 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+4.8 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 57% of areas68.3 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-75 % vs Hammarö · higher than 96% of areas40.9 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-7.3 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 26% of areas83.1 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-32.8 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 26% of areas34.8 %
Share rental housing+40.5 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 81% of areas50.0 %
Share of housing co-ops-3.3 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 52% of areas13.6 %
Share single-family houses-35.3 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 28% of areas35.3 %
Share built before 1940+6.3 pp vs Hammarö · higher than 64% of areas14.9 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 27% of areas811 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

928men
941women
menagewomen
51
0–4
34
46
5–9
41
57
10–14
43
49
15–19
41
57
20–24
59
60
25–29
47
59
30–34
52
63
35–39
76
60
40–44
49
47
45–49
52
48
50–54
49
52
55–59
68
56
60–64
48
56
65–69
74
50
70–74
57
53
75–79
53
64
80+
98
marital status
Unmarried1,036
55 %
Married450
24 %
Divorced268
14 %
Widowed119
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Skoghall-Vidöåsen. 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 Sweden16 in 2011 → 13 in 2024percentile 13
Population 20251,611 in 20101,869
Economic standard, medianin 2024281 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

81.9 %turnout
S41.0 %
SD23.3 %
M11.5 %
V5.8 %
C5.3 %
KD4.1 %
MP3.9 %
L3.6 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Vidöåsenurban area2.1 kmSkoghallurban area3.7 kmVästra Skagenesmall locality5.6 kmSvenshultsmall locality5.7 kmSödra Bomstadsmall locality6.0 kmTyeurban area7.6 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Skoghall-Mörmon2.2 kmSkoghall-Gunnarskär2.6 kmGötetorp-Hammar3.7 kmZakrisdal-Bergvik-BjörkåsKarlstad3.7 kmNolgård-Lövnäs4.5 kmKvarnberget-Sommarro-MariebergKarlstad4.9 kmRomstad-StrandKarlstad5.8 kmOrrholmenKarlstad5.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHammarö 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 Hammarö?
16,992population
462 tkrmedian income
41.6 yearsaverage age
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