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area in Umeå Municipality

Mariehem västra

2,784 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityUmeå

population2,784

area code2480R016

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 55% of areas2,784

Share 65++8.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 71% of areas26.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-6.4 pp vs Umeå · higher than 42% of areas70.7 %

Share foreign background-6.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 21% of areas11.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+16 % vs Umeå · higher than 82% of areas417 tkr

Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 11% of areas5.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+12.7 pp vs Umeå · higher than 95% of areas56.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 9% of areas54.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Umeå · higher than 24% of areas17.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.7 pp vs Umeå · higher than 98% of areas94.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+28.8 pp vs Umeå · higher than 55% of areas72.0 %

Share rental housing-35.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 2% of areas0.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+7.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 73% of areas27.3 %

Share single-family houses+32.9 pp vs Umeå · higher than 57% of areas78.5 %

Share built before 1940-7.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 7% of areas0.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 55% of areas1,196 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

1,361men

1,418women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

102

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

107

80+

133

marital status

Unmarried1,451

52 %

Married1,011

36 %

Divorced212

8 %

Widowed113

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Mariehem 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden97 in 2011 → 95 in 2024percentile 95

Population 20252,874 in 20102,784

Economic standard, medianin 2024361 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

89.7 %turnout

S44.9 %

M12.2 %

MP10.0 %

V9.6 %

SD7.7 %

C7.7 %

L4.0 %

KD2.7 %

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 50% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Umeåurban area2.8 km Ersmarkurban area5.1 km Innertavleurban area5.4 km Yttertavlesmall locality7.2 km Röbäckurban area7.2 km Täfteåurban area7.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Marieberg980 m Mariehem östra-Olofsdal1.1 km Berghem norra-Fridhem1.1 km Berghem södra1.9 km Sandbacka2.1 km Ersboda centrala-Ersboda sydöstra2.2 km Universitetet-sjukhusområdet-Nydalahöjden2.2 km Ersboda västra2.4 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityUmeå 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 Umeå?

134,249population

390 tkrmedian income

39.9 yearsaverage age