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area in Hofors Municipality

Hofors tätort

6,187 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityHofors

population6,187

area code2104R001

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 92% of areas6,187

Share 65+-0.7 pp vs Hofors · higher than 77% of areas27.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.4 pp vs Hofors · higher than 11% of areas62.5 %

Share foreign background+4.9 pp vs Hofors · higher than 59% of areas22.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Hofors · higher than 32% of areas327 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Hofors · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.1 pp vs Hofors · higher than 8% of areas14.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.1 pp vs Hofors · higher than 52% of areas67.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-45 % vs Hofors · higher than 76% of areas30.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.9 pp vs Hofors · higher than 17% of areas80.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-10.8 pp vs Hofors · higher than 38% of areas54.6 %

Share rental housing+5.2 pp vs Hofors · higher than 58% of areas25.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.6 pp vs Hofors · higher than 60% of areas18.5 %

Share single-family houses-8.6 pp vs Hofors · higher than 42% of areas61.8 %

Share built before 1940-1.1 pp vs Hofors · higher than 74% of areas18.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 98% of areas3,280 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

3,138men

3,057women

menagewomen

109

0–4

134

158

5–9

152

177

10–14

166

192

15–19

179

145

20–24

120

199

25–29

155

229

30–34

183

184

35–39

172

179

40–44

159

140

45–49

150

164

50–54

191

214

55–59

194

230

60–64

215

227

65–69

190

185

70–74

180

194

75–79

206

212

80+

311

marital status

Unmarried3,338

54 %

Married1,759

28 %

Divorced732

12 %

Widowed358

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Hofors tätort. 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 → 22 in 2024percentile 22

Population 20256,690 in 20106,187

Economic standard, medianin 2024286 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

77.5 %turnout

S39.7 %

SD27.7 %

M11.5 %

V9.5 %

KD3.7 %

C2.3 %

L2.3 %

MP2.0 %

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 52% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Hoforsurban area540 m Robertsholmurban area2.4 km Edskensmall locality3.3 km Getbackensmall locality3.8 km Långnässmall locality4.8 km Barkhyttansmall locality5.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hofors västra omland7.0 km Långshytte-Husby områdetHedemora13 km StorvikSandviken14 km Hofors östra omland18 km KungsgårdenSandviken19 km Sandvikens norra omlandSandviken22 km ÅrsundaSandviken25 km JärboSandviken25 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHofors 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 Hofors?

9,281population

396 tkrmedian income

46.1 yearsaverage age