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area in Umeå Municipality

Öst på stan

5,950 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityUmeå

population5,950

area code2480R042

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 92% of areas5,950

Share 65++4.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 51% of areas22.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 94% of areas80.7 %

Share foreign background-1.9 pp vs Umeå · higher than 37% of areas15.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Umeå · higher than 61% of areas370 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+9.8 pp vs Umeå · higher than 94% of areas53.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.4 pp vs Umeå · higher than 16% of areas58.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Umeå · higher than 29% of areas19.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.4 pp vs Umeå · higher than 73% of areas90.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-36.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 9% of areas7.1 %

Share rental housing+27.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 89% of areas63.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+8.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 74% of areas28.1 %

Share single-family houses-37.2 pp vs Umeå · higher than 13% of areas8.4 %

Share built before 1940+8.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 65% of areas15.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 85% of areas2,026 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

2,777men

3,173women

menagewomen

106

0–4

129

5–9

10–14

119

15–19

132

242

20–24

307

269

25–29

269

305

30–34

287

249

35–39

212

176

40–44

179

160

45–49

150

159

50–54

169

143

55–59

178

120

60–64

201

163

65–69

154

121

70–74

185

152

75–79

209

131

80+

222

marital status

Unmarried3,670

62 %

Married1,491

25 %

Divorced589

10 %

Widowed205

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Öst på stan. 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 Sweden76 in 2011 → 64 in 2024percentile 64

Population 20254,451 in 20105,950

Economic standard, medianin 2024328 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

88.9 %turnout

S37.2 %

V15.2 %

M13.5 %

MP10.0 %

SD7.8 %

C7.8 %

L4.4 %

KD3.1 %

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. Here 82% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Umeåurban area1.2 km Röbäckurban area4.5 km Dingnäsetsmall locality5.2 km Degernäsurban area6.1 km Innertavleurban area6.2 km Yttertavlesmall locality6.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Berghem södra1.1 km Umeå centrum1.2 km Universitetet-sjukhusområdet-Nydalahöjden1.4 km Haga1.4 km Berghem norra-Fridhem1.8 km Ålidhem norra1.8 km Teg östra-Ön2.0 km Ålidhem södra2.2 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