Västra centrum-Västermalm-AlmelundPhoto taken 79 m from the locality centre: Freddakalas2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · licence
area in Västerås Municipality

Västra centrum-Västermalm-Almelund

3,082 inhabitants · Good conditions
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Facts

municipalityVästerås
population3,082
area code1980R039

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 61% of areas3,082
Share 65++8.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 79% of areas28.2 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 50% of areas72.1 %
Share foreign background-6.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 70% of areas28.2 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-4 % vs Västerås · higher than 46% of areas347 tkr
Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 68% of areas31.9 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+0.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 41% of areas64.7 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Västerås · higher than 44% of areas22.9 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+3.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 36% of areas85.2 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-39.7 pp vs Västerås · higher than 3% of areas1.1 %
Share rental housing+13.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 79% of areas46.7 %
Share of housing co-ops+24.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 91% of areas50.1 %
Share single-family houses-40.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 9% of areas3.1 %
Share built before 1940+7.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 68% of areas16.4 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 46% of areas1,053 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

1,485men
1,616women
menagewomen
38
0–4
33
28
5–9
28
49
10–14
41
62
15–19
68
106
20–24
116
139
25–29
107
144
30–34
123
98
35–39
68
95
40–44
81
78
45–49
74
80
50–54
100
111
55–59
132
102
60–64
134
80
65–69
94
64
70–74
90
78
75–79
105
133
80+
222
marital status
Unmarried1,621
53 %
Married785
26 %
Divorced493
16 %
Widowed177
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Västra centrum-Västermalm-Almelund. 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 Sweden46 in 2011 → 46 in 2024percentile 46
Population 20253,071 in 20103,082
Economic standard, medianin 2024329 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

80.6 %turnout
S28.8 %
M24.5 %
SD17.3 %
V8.3 %
L6.0 %
C5.4 %
KD4.9 %
MP4.1 %

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

Västeråsurban area1.2 kmEnhagen-Ekbackenurban area4.8 kmÖrtagårdenurban area6.4 kmBarkaröurban area6.7 kmVrångasmall locality6.7 kmHustahöjdenurban area7.2 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Jakobsberg650 mAnnedal-Sydvästra centrum670 mHerrgärdet-Kyrkbacken750 mBlåsbo-Norrmalm1.0 kmÖstra Pettersberg-Trumslagarbacken-Lustigkulla1.2 kmHammarby Stadshage-Östra Hammarby-Södra Vetterstorp1.3 kmAroslund-Karlsdal1.4 kmKopparlunden-Östermalm1.4 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?
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400 tkrmedian income
41.6 yearsaverage age
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