the register
Facts
municipalityUmeå
population1,876
area code2480R027
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
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 32% of areas1,876
Share 65+-7.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 5% of areas10.9 %
Share foreign-born+5.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 65% of areas19.4 %
Share foreign background+8.2 pp vs Umeå · higher than 66% of areas25.5 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)-5 % vs Umeå · higher than 42% of areas342 tkr
Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+9.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 93% of areas52.8 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+3.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 9% of areas54.4 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)+33 % vs Umeå · higher than 70% of areas28.7 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament-0.2 pp vs Umeå · higher than 56% of areas88.1 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing-23.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 17% of areas19.9 %
Share rental housing+10.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 79% of areas46.9 %
Share of housing co-ops+13.2 pp vs Umeå · higher than 80% of areas33.0 %
Share single-family houses-25.4 pp vs Umeå · higher than 20% of areas20.2 %
Share built before 1940-5.7 pp vs Umeå · higher than 14% of areas1.3 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 9% of areas600 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
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Tomtebo norra. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
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 Sweden62 in 2011 → 41 in 2024percentile 41
Population 20251,863 in 20101,876
Economic standard, medianin 2024274 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
83.8 %turnout
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.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityUmeå MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
134,249population
390 tkrmedian income
39.9 yearsaverage age