area in Avesta Municipality

Horndal

1,049 inhabitants · Average
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the register

Facts

municipalityAvesta
population1,049
area code2084R004

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 4% of areas1,049
Share 65++6.8 pp vs Avesta · higher than 95% of areas34.5 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.4 pp vs Avesta · higher than 15% of areas63.8 %
Share foreign background-4.6 pp vs Avesta · higher than 45% of areas17.3 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-9 % vs Avesta · higher than 18% of areas304 tkr
Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Avesta · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.0 pp vs Avesta · higher than 2% of areas11.5 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+8.2 pp vs Avesta · higher than 72% of areas72.0 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-78 % vs Avesta · higher than 86% of areas34.8 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+1.0 pp vs Avesta · higher than 22% of areas82.1 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+8.7 pp vs Avesta · higher than 51% of areas67.3 %
Share rental housing-3.5 pp vs Avesta · higher than 50% of areas19.5 %
Share of housing co-ops-4.8 pp vs Avesta · higher than 48% of areas11.9 %
Share single-family houses+8.1 pp vs Avesta · higher than 48% of areas69.3 %
Share built before 1940+5.2 pp vs Avesta · higher than 82% of areas21.6 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 11% of areas623 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

548men
504women
menagewomen
25
0–4
17
24
5–9
20
26
10–14
30
26
15–19
30
17
20–24
15
26
25–29
22
33
30–34
26
31
35–39
19
20
40–44
23
31
45–49
20
34
50–54
28
28
55–59
35
39
60–64
42
46
65–69
36
41
70–74
48
49
75–79
33
52
80+
60
marital status
Unmarried538
51 %
Married299
29 %
Divorced143
14 %
Widowed66
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Horndal. 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 Sweden18 in 2011 → 14 in 2024percentile 14
Population 20251,171 in 20101,049
Economic standard, medianin 2024280 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

82.4 %turnout
S34.8 %
SD31.8 %
M11.0 %
C6.7 %
KD6.2 %
V3.6 %
MP2.4 %
L1.8 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Horndalurban area70 mVästanhedesmall locality6.4 kmKyrkbyåsensmall locality11 kmForsurban area11 kmGarpenbergurban area12 kmNäs bruksmall locality13 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Avesta omland7.9 kmGarpenbergsområdetHedemora11 kmHedemora landsbygdHedemora19 kmSandvikens södra omlandSandviken19 kmHofors östra omlandHofors20 kmAvesta norra-Avesta västra-Karlbo20 kmKrylbo-Isaksbo-Mästerbo21 kmAvesta södra-Avesta östra-Bengtsbo22 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityAvesta 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 Avesta?
22,417population
389 tkrmedian income
45.5 yearsaverage age
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