Photo taken 181 m from the locality centre: Einarspetz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · licence

area in Hudiksvall Municipality

Hudiksvall västra

1,446 inhabitants · Good conditions

show on the map about Hudiksvall Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityHudiksvall

population1,446

area code2184R008

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 15% of areas1,446

Share 65++3.9 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 89% of areas31.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.0 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 76% of areas76.3 %

Share foreign background-0.6 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 24% of areas12.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+8 % vs Hudiksvall · higher than 55% of areas362 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+9.4 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 70% of areas33.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+16.0 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 98% of areas84.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Hudiksvall · higher than 59% of areas26.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-2.1 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 28% of areas83.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-43.4 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 17% of areas19.8 %

Share rental housing+20.4 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 79% of areas47.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+23.0 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 79% of areas31.7 %

Share single-family houses-43.3 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 21% of areas21.9 %

Share built before 1940+8.9 pp vs Hudiksvall · higher than 90% of areas26.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 13% of areas651 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

708men

738women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried804

55 %

Married366

25 %

Divorced194

13 %

Widowed85

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Hudiksvall västra. 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 Sweden64 in 2011 → 60 in 2024percentile 60

Population 20251,204 in 20101,446

Economic standard, medianin 2024340 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

77.6 %turnout

S37.5 %

M16.9 %

SD15.6 %

V7.5 %

C6.8 %

MP5.8 %

KD5.0 %

L3.6 %

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

Hudiksvallurban area910 m Ulvstasmall locality1.9 km Fiskebysmall locality3.8 km Skogshyddansmall locality3.9 km Landbondssmall locality4.2 km Nordenholmsmall locality6.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hudiksvall södra790 m Hudiksvall östra1.1 km Jakobsberg-Kristineberg1.7 km Håsta2.0 km Idenor2.1 km Björkberg-Maln2.4 km Sanna-Sandvalla3.0 km Sörforsa7.0 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHudiksvall 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 Hudiksvall?

37,528population

387 tkrmedian income

45.6 yearsaverage age