area in Hofors Municipality

Hofors västra omland

1,007 inhabitants · Good conditions
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the register

Facts

municipalityHofors
population1,007
area code2104R002

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 areas1,007
Share 65++1.7 pp vs Hofors · higher than 86% of areas30.2 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-12.5 pp vs Hofors · higher than 0% of areas48.6 %
Share foreign background-7.1 pp vs Hofors · higher than 18% of areas10.4 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+15 % vs Hofors · higher than 72% of areas388 tkr
Share low economic standard-9.0 pp vs Hofors · higher than 16% of areas6.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.9 pp vs Hofors · higher than 20% of areas17.3 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+18.6 pp vs Hofors · higher than 99% of areas85.7 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-51 % vs Hofors · higher than 61% of areas26.9 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+7.2 pp vs Hofors · higher than 61% of areas88.7 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+30.4 pp vs Hofors · higher than 95% of areas95.8 %
Share rental housing-19.0 pp vs Hofors · higher than 6% of areas1.5 %
Share of housing co-ops-11.4 pp vs Hofors · higher than 9% of areas1.5 %
Share single-family houses+25.4 pp vs Hofors · higher than 91% of areas95.8 %
Share built before 1940-2.0 pp vs Hofors · higher than 72% of areas17.4 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 22% of areas751 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

534men
468women
menagewomen
19
0–4
11
29
5–9
22
26
10–14
19
18
15–19
25
15
20–24
7
16
25–29
15
24
30–34
23
21
35–39
22
24
40–44
23
21
45–49
19
47
50–54
48
51
55–59
42
52
60–64
49
56
65–69
48
37
70–74
37
46
75–79
32
32
80+
26
marital status
Unmarried478
47 %
Married419
41 %
Divorced83
8 %
Widowed31
3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Hofors västra omland. 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 Sweden62 in 2011 → 76 in 2024percentile 76
Population 20251,062 in 20101,007
Economic standard, medianin 2024355 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

86.4 %turnout
S35.1 %
SD27.7 %
M14.6 %
V7.6 %
KD4.7 %
C4.2 %
L2.7 %
MP2.4 %

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

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Långnässmall locality3.5 kmGetbackensmall locality3.6 kmTjärnässmall locality3.7 kmBergbosmall locality5.5 kmHoforsurban area6.5 kmTorsåkerurban area6.9 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hofors tätort7.0 kmHofors östra omland12 kmLångshytte-Husby områdetHedemora13 kmStorvikSandviken14 kmKungsgårdenSandviken19 kmÅrsundaSandviken21 kmGarpenbergsområdetHedemora21 kmSandvikens södra omlandSandviken22 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
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