area in Sala Municipality

Sala omland norra

4,998 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalitySala

population4,998

area code1981R002

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 86% of areas4,998

Share 65++2.1 pp vs Sala · higher than 81% of areas28.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.5 pp vs Sala · higher than 15% of areas63.8 %

Share foreign background-11.2 pp vs Sala · higher than 8% of areas7.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Sala · higher than 39% of areas339 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Sala · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.6 pp vs Sala · higher than 19% of areas17.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.8 pp vs Sala · higher than 80% of areas74.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-82 % vs Sala · higher than 63% of areas27.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.7 pp vs Sala · higher than 75% of areas90.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+31.9 pp vs Sala · higher than 86% of areas91.8 %

Share rental housing-23.8 pp vs Sala · higher than 22% of areas5.2 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.2 pp vs Sala · higher than 7% of areas1.0 %

Share single-family houses+27.6 pp vs Sala · higher than 86% of areas94.3 %

Share built before 1940+5.8 pp vs Sala · higher than 92% of areas27.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 98% of areas3,419 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

2,631men

2,362women

menagewomen

105

0–4

100

153

5–9

100

160

10–14

156

146

15–19

140

100

20–24

104

25–29

121

30–34

132

156

35–39

147

148

40–44

117

135

45–49

141

183

50–54

150

171

55–59

162

192

60–64

193

227

65–69

180

174

70–74

176

175

75–79

152

181

80+

163

marital status

Unmarried2,545

51 %

Married1,718

34 %

Divorced516

10 %

Widowed211

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Sala omland norra. 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 Sweden43 in 2011 → 48 in 2024percentile 48

Population 20254,988 in 20104,998

Economic standard, medianin 2024312 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

88.6 %turnout

SD33.8 %

S23.4 %

M16.0 %

C9.8 %

KD7.7 %

V3.3 %

L2.4 %

MP2.3 %

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 61% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Broddbosmall locality4.3 km Brobackesmall locality6.7 km Rosshyttansmall locality7.2 km Möklintaurban area7.7 km Saladammsmall locality11 km Åsensmall locality11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sala stad övriga13 km Åkra-Jakobsberg-Bryggeriet14 km Sala centralt15 km Sala omland södra16 km Krylbo-Isaksbo-MästerboAvesta18 km Avesta norra-Avesta västra-KarlboAvesta20 km Norberg omlandNorberg21 km Avesta södra-Avesta östra-BengtsboAvesta22 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