area in Timrå Municipality

Söråker

2,484 inhabitants · Good conditions

Short answer: Söråker is an area in Timrå Municipality. It has 2,484 residents.

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the register

Facts

municipalityTimrå

population2,484

area code2262R005

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 50% of areas2,484

Share 65+-1.0 pp vs Timrå · higher than 57% of areas23.6 %

Share foreign-born-4.8 pp vs Timrå · higher than 5% of areas5.4 %

Share foreign background-5.7 pp vs Timrå · higher than 6% of areas7.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Timrå · higher than 53% of areas358 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Timrå · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.9 pp vs Timrå · higher than 39% of areas22.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.1 pp vs Timrå · higher than 48% of areas66.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)+1 % vs Timrå · higher than 75% of areas30.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.1 pp vs Timrå · higher than 36% of areas85.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+14.1 pp vs Timrå · higher than 62% of areas78.4 %

Share rental housing+1.9 pp vs Timrå · higher than 51% of areas20.3 %

Share single-family houses+13.2 pp vs Timrå · higher than 57% of areas78.9 %

Share built before 1940+7.3 pp vs Timrå · higher than 80% of areas20.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 66% of areas1,420 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

1,245men

1,233women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

101

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

102

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

100

marital status

Unmarried1,388

56 %

Married714

29 %

Divorced249

10 %

Widowed130

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Söråker. 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 Sweden42 in 2011 → 52 in 2024percentile 52

Population 20252,473 in 20102,484

Economic standard, medianin 2024312 tkr

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2026

86.5 %turnout

S31.7 %

SD25.5 %

M16.7 %

KD6.7 %

C5.7 %

V5.3 %

MP3.4 %

L3.0 %

Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is 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

Söråkerurban area300 m Tors lokalsmall locality5.5 km Vålesmall locality6.9 km Stavrevikensmall locality7.2 km Hovidurban area7.6 km Ås, Slädaviken och Bullåsurban area7.9 km

demographic statistical areas within the area

DeSO areas

2262B20102,478 residents312 · 38.0 · 85.5 · 9.0

Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sörberge-Fagervik-Norrberge5.5 km Tallnäs-Böle7.0 km Bergeforsen-Stavreviken7.3 km Timrå centrum9.1 km Timrå-Söråker omland9.9 km Ljustadalen-SundsbrukSundsvall11 km Edsgården-Vävland-Timrådalen12 km Korsta-TunadalSundsvall13 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityTimrå 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 Timrå?

17,521population

397 tkrmedian income

44.8 yearsaverage age