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area in Sala Municipality

Sala centralt

3,743 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalitySala

population3,743

area code1981R001

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 72% of areas3,743

Share 65++5.7 pp vs Sala · higher than 91% of areas32.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.5 pp vs Sala · higher than 33% of areas68.8 %

Share foreign background-1.4 pp vs Sala · higher than 46% of areas17.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-4 % vs Sala · higher than 26% of areas316 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Sala · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.2 pp vs Sala · higher than 32% of areas19.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.6 pp vs Sala · higher than 83% of areas75.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-80 % vs Sala · higher than 75% of areas30.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.2 pp vs Sala · higher than 47% of areas86.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-27.4 pp vs Sala · higher than 25% of areas32.5 %

Share rental housing+4.0 pp vs Sala · higher than 67% of areas33.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+23.8 pp vs Sala · higher than 78% of areas31.1 %

Share single-family houses-33.2 pp vs Sala · higher than 27% of areas33.4 %

Share built before 1940-5.7 pp vs Sala · higher than 67% of areas15.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 75% of areas1,664 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

1,802men

1,933women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

101

10–14

15–19

113

20–24

119

129

25–29

112

138

30–34

119

35–39

104

40–44

100

45–49

50–54

118

108

55–59

103

119

60–64

134

107

65–69

108

102

70–74

132

105

75–79

161

190

80+

303

marital status

Unmarried1,961

52 %

Married997

27 %

Divorced499

13 %

Widowed284

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Sala centralt. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden51 in 2011 → 37 in 2024percentile 37

Population 20253,551 in 20103,743

Economic standard, medianin 2024299 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

85.0 %turnout

S34.2 %

SD22.9 %

M17.8 %

C6.1 %

V6.1 %

KD4.2 %

MP4.0 %

L3.7 %

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

Salaurban area960 m Hermanssmall locality1.9 km Kilasmall locality6.2 km Saladammsmall locality7.4 km Varmsätrasmall locality8.2 km Kumla kyrkbysmall locality8.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Åkra-Jakobsberg-Bryggeriet980 m Sala stad övriga1.4 km Sala omland södra8.9 km Heby västraHeby13 km Sala omland norra15 km Heby östraHeby15 km Heby omlandHeby18 km Morgongåva tätortHeby20 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySala 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 Sala?

22,843population

376 tkrmedian income

44.8 yearsaverage age