area in Degerfors Municipality

Strömtorp-Degernäs

2,807 inhabitants · Good conditions
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the register

Facts

municipalityDegerfors
population2,807
area code1862R002

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 56% of areas2,807
Share 65+-3.4 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 69% of areas25.9 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.1 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 10% of areas61.7 %
Share foreign background-4.7 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 39% of areas15.8 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+14 % vs Degerfors · higher than 59% of areas368 tkr
Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.2 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 5% of areas13.2 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+1.8 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 36% of areas63.6 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-72 % vs Degerfors · higher than 67% of areas28.3 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+4.1 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 65% of areas89.2 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+22.7 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 90% of areas93.4 %
Share rental housing-17.7 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 15% of areas3.5 %
Share of housing co-ops-4.6 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 10% of areas1.5 %
Share single-family houses+21.2 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 89% of areas95.2 %
Share built before 1940-4.9 pp vs Degerfors · higher than 52% of areas11.4 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 78% of areas1,731 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

1,468men
1,345women
menagewomen
80
0–4
54
79
5–9
70
81
10–14
98
90
15–19
89
52
20–24
29
53
25–29
55
82
30–34
84
85
35–39
73
61
40–44
64
92
45–49
94
107
50–54
104
121
55–59
90
99
60–64
94
100
65–69
91
76
70–74
82
77
75–79
78
133
80+
96
marital status
Unmarried1,390
50 %
Married1,031
37 %
Divorced265
9 %
Widowed116
4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Strömtorp-Degernäs. 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 Sweden62 in 2011 → 46 in 2024percentile 46
Population 20253,086 in 20102,807
Economic standard, medianin 2024311 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

89.1 %turnout
S38.6 %
SD29.0 %
M14.2 %
V5.0 %
KD4.1 %
C2.9 %
L2.8 %
MP2.1 %

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. Here 46% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Degerforsurban area1.5 kmGustavsängsmall locality3.3 kmLerviksmall locality3.8 kmHögtorpsmall locality8.0 kmStorängensmall locality8.2 kmBjörneborgurban area9.0 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Degerfors centrum-Bruket2.4 kmKarlskoga västra tätortKarlskoga8.0 kmBjörneborgKristinehamn9.2 kmKarlskoga norra tätortKarlskoga11 kmÅtorp-Högberg-Gräsmossen12 kmSvartå-Solberga-Knutsbol12 kmKarlskoga östra tätortKarlskoga13 kmMullhyttan-Mullhyttan omnejdLekeberg15 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityDegerfors 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 Degerfors?
9,278population
383 tkrmedian income
47.1 yearsaverage age
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