area in Västerås Municipality

Östra Viksäng

3,687 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population3,687

area code1980R050

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 71% of areas3,687

Share 65++2.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 49% of areas22.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 55% of areas72.8 %

Share foreign background-0.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 78% of areas34.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Västerås · higher than 58% of areas366 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 79% of areas38.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.7 pp vs Västerås · higher than 40% of areas64.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Västerås · higher than 43% of areas22.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.7 pp vs Västerås · higher than 34% of areas84.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-12.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 22% of areas28.7 %

Share rental housing+5.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 73% of areas38.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 79% of areas31.5 %

Share single-family houses-14.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 24% of areas28.7 %

Share built before 1940-8.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 66% of areas1,406 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

1,833men

1,869women

menagewomen

114

0–4

136

5–9

106

133

10–14

103

114

15–19

101

20–24

25–29

131

30–34

128

143

35–39

139

130

40–44

138

110

45–49

103

50–54

55–59

116

115

60–64

127

65–69

70–74

75–79

116

80+

177

marital status

Unmarried1,920

52 %

Married1,144

31 %

Divorced460

12 %

Widowed160

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Östra Viksäng. 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 Sweden27 in 2011 → 44 in 2024percentile 44

Population 20253,599 in 20103,687

Economic standard, medianin 2024312 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

83.5 %turnout

S35.9 %

SD21.1 %

M18.2 %

V5.9 %

C4.8 %

L4.8 %

MP4.1 %

KD3.6 %

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

Västeråsurban area2.9 km Vrångasmall locality4.3 km Älbysmall locality5.5 km Enhagen-Ekbackenurban area5.7 km Irstaurban area5.8 km Badelunda Myrbysmall locality6.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet1.2 km Hemdal-Klockartorpet1.2 km Östra hamnen-Öster Mälarstrand1.3 km Skiljeboplatsen1.5 km Skiljebo-Södra Brandthovda-Hälla1.8 km Kopparlunden-Östermalm2.0 km Sydvästra Bjurhovda2.2 km Malmaberg2.2 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVästerås 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 Västerås?

160,634population

400 tkrmedian income

41.6 yearsaverage age