area in Filipstad Municipality

Storbron

1,136 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityFilipstad

population1,136

area code1782R007

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 6% of areas1,136

Share 65++2.6 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 94% of areas34.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.4 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 18% of areas65.0 %

Share foreign background-0.1 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 55% of areas20.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Filipstad · higher than 6% of areas268 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 89% of areas25.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.7 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 0% of areas9.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.9 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 68% of areas71.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-81 % vs Filipstad · higher than 99% of areas49.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.5 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 10% of areas76.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-16.1 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 36% of areas51.8 %

Share rental housing+9.7 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 60% of areas27.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.3 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 60% of areas18.6 %

Share single-family houses-12.3 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 39% of areas57.4 %

Share built before 1940-2.6 pp vs Filipstad · higher than 67% of areas15.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 5% of areas529 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

557men

587women

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+

107

marital status

Unmarried643

57 %

Married247

22 %

Divorced143

13 %

Widowed103

9 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Storbron. 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 Sweden19 in 2011 → 7 in 2024percentile 7

Population 20251,244 in 20101,136

Economic standard, medianin 2024248 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

79.2 %turnout

S39.7 %

SD27.4 %

M13.4 %

KD6.1 %

V4.3 %

C3.5 %

L2.8 %

MP1.6 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Filipstadurban area1.7 km Persbergsmall locality6.6 km Prästgårdensmall locality9.3 km Tångensmall locality12 km Nordmarksbergsmall locality13 km Nykroppaurban area14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kalhyttan-centrum1.8 km Höglunda-Myrängen2.6 km Bergslagstorget-Eriksberg2.9 km Filipstad södra8.9 km Hällefors centrumHällefors21 km Storfors centralortStorfors21 km Hällefors-GillershöjdenHällefors22 km Hällefors-KronhagenHällefors23 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityFilipstad 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 Filipstad?

9,776population

353 tkrmedian income

47.3 yearsaverage age