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area in Västerås Municipality

Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet

2,040 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population2,040

area code1980R044

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 37% of areas2,040

Share 65++1.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 44% of areas21.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 74% of areas75.9 %

Share foreign background+10.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 87% of areas45.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-25 % vs Västerås · higher than 6% of areas270 tkr

Share low economic standard+16.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 93% of areas30.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-11.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 38% of areas21.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 24% of areas60.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Västerås · higher than 71% of areas29.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 10% of areas76.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-39.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 3% of areas1.0 %

Share rental housing+62.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 99% of areas95.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-22.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 19% of areas3.0 %

Share single-family houses-42.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 7% of areas1.0 %

Share built before 1940-3.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 28% of areas5.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 6% of areas540 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

932men

1,115women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

114

102

25–29

131

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

134

marital status

Unmarried1,180

58 %

Married492

24 %

Divorced249

12 %

Widowed124

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet. 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 Sweden6 in 2011 → 7 in 2024percentile 7

Population 20251,106 in 20102,040

Economic standard, medianin 2024241 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

70.8 %turnout

S40.2 %

SD20.0 %

M14.1 %

V11.4 %

C3.8 %

KD3.1 %

MP3.0 %

L2.4 %

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 area1.8 km Vrångasmall locality4.8 km Enhagen-Ekbackenurban area5.6 km Älbysmall locality6.7 km Irstaurban area6.9 km Badelunda Myrbysmall locality6.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hemdal-Klockartorpet700 m Kopparlunden-Östermalm880 m Östra hamnen-Öster Mälarstrand970 m Östra Viksäng1.2 km Gideonsberg-Emaus1.5 km Haga-Sandgärdet1.6 km Herrgärdet-Kyrkbacken1.6 km Skiljeboplatsen1.6 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