area in Gävle Municipality

Valbo

5,441 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population5,441

area code2180R021

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 89% of areas5,441

Share 65++3.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 62% of areas24.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 54% of areas72.7 %

Share foreign background-12.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 18% of areas10.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Gävle · higher than 52% of areas356 tkr

Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 52% of areas25.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 39% of areas64.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Gävle · higher than 67% of areas28.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 45% of areas86.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+19.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 44% of areas60.8 %

Share rental housing-3.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 68% of areas34.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-16.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 21% of areas3.5 %

Share single-family houses+19.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 51% of areas72.8 %

Share built before 1940-0.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 56% of areas12.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 94% of areas2,699 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

2,718men

2,711women

menagewomen

112

0–4

141

5–9

150

195

10–14

160

211

15–19

185

126

20–24

103

120

25–29

167

30–34

172

177

35–39

178

158

40–44

178

162

45–49

176

194

50–54

196

191

55–59

145

158

60–64

153

126

65–69

136

112

70–74

133

167

75–79

161

201

80+

301

marital status

Unmarried2,963

54 %

Married1,683

31 %

Divorced520

10 %

Widowed282

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Valbo. 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 Sweden46 in 2011 → 50 in 2024percentile 50

Population 20255,490 in 20105,441

Economic standard, medianin 2024320 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

86.6 %turnout

S33.5 %

SD27.8 %

M18.3 %

C4.6 %

KD4.4 %

V4.1 %

MP3.1 %

L3.0 %

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 73% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Kusbosmall locality1.1 km Lundurban area1.7 km Hammarsbackensmall locality1.8 km Allmänningesmall locality2.0 km Alborgasmall locality2.1 km Källbergssmall locality3.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hagaström-Lexe2.0 km Forsbacka-Överhärde3.2 km Villastaden-Fridhem5.3 km Andersberg5.8 km Norrtull-Nynäs6.0 km Sätra6.3 km Gävle söder-Sörby6.8 km Gävle centrum6.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGävle 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 Gävle?

103,838population

394 tkrmedian income

42.6 yearsaverage age