area in Söderhamn Municipality

Söderhamn centrala staden söder

6,378 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalitySöderhamn

population6,378

area code2182R009

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 93% of areas6,378

Share 65+-1.7 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 81% of areas28.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 16% of areas64.3 %

Share foreign background0.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 38% of areas15.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+9 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 42% of areas342 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 40% of areas21.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.2 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 71% of areas71.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Söderhamn · higher than 69% of areas28.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.8 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 47% of areas86.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-15.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 33% of areas46.6 %

Share rental housing+3.7 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 65% of areas31.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+12.0 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 64% of areas21.2 %

Share single-family houses-10.7 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 38% of areas56.1 %

Share built before 1940-5.5 pp vs Söderhamn · higher than 62% of areas14.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 97% of areas3,078 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

3,082men

3,296women

menagewomen

134

0–4

130

166

5–9

152

217

10–14

206

181

15–19

185

152

20–24

161

155

25–29

110

197

30–34

166

192

35–39

212

153

40–44

173

148

45–49

155

197

50–54

193

195

55–59

201

195

60–64

221

202

65–69

222

185

70–74

224

175

75–79

236

238

80+

349

marital status

Unmarried3,462

54 %

Married1,859

29 %

Divorced696

11 %

Widowed357

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Söderhamn centrala staden söder. 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 Sweden56 in 2011 → 40 in 2024percentile 40

Population 20256,425 in 20106,378

Economic standard, medianin 2024302 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

86.9 %turnout

S38.1 %

M19.4 %

SD19.3 %

C5.8 %

V5.1 %

KD4.8 %

MP3.4 %

L3.1 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Söderhamnurban area1.2 km Forsbackasmall locality2.2 km Forsbackasmall locality2.6 km Klapparvik, Malenedal och Källvikurban area4.1 km Inasmall locality4.2 km Ellnesmall locality5.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Söderhamn centrum1.5 km Bergviksbygden2.1 km Söderhamn centrala staden norr2.4 km Sandarne5.1 km Söderala-Mo9.7 km Ljusne9.8 km Norrala-Trönö14 km Bergvik-Vannsätter16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySöderhamn 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 Söderhamn?

24,545population

370 tkrmedian income

47.2 yearsaverage age