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area in Umeå Municipality

Umedalen västra-Backen

3,749 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityUmeå

population3,749

area code2480R031

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 72% of areas3,749

Share 65++1.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 31% of areas19.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 65% of areas74.5 %

Share foreign background-4.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 28% of areas12.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+6 % vs Umeå · higher than 68% of areas383 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 86% of areas43.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.7 pp vs Umeå · higher than 39% of areas64.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Umeå · higher than 81% of areas32.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 32% of areas84.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+10.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 38% of areas53.3 %

Share rental housing-3.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 67% of areas33.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-8.2 pp vs Umeå · higher than 47% of areas11.5 %

Share single-family houses+12.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 39% of areas57.7 %

Share built before 1940-3.2 pp vs Umeå · higher than 24% of areas3.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 66% of areas1,423 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

1,862men

1,870women

menagewomen

107

0–4

135

5–9

152

10–14

138

155

15–19

145

20–24

25–29

120

30–34

122

124

35–39

132

117

40–44

117

136

45–49

151

152

50–54

135

103

55–59

117

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

176

marital status

Unmarried2,141

57 %

Married1,091

29 %

Divorced336

9 %

Widowed184

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Umedalen västra-Backen. 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 Sweden68 in 2011 → 58 in 2024percentile 58

Population 20252,906 in 20103,749

Economic standard, medianin 2024336 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

84.2 %turnout

S39.0 %

M15.6 %

SD9.9 %

V9.3 %

MP9.1 %

C8.0 %

KD4.4 %

L3.7 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Baggbölesmall locality1.2 km Nerbynsmall locality1.9 km Kåddissmall locality1.9 km Klabbölesmall locality2.1 km Kåddissmall locality2.7 km Skravelsjöurban area4.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Umedalen östra730 m Grisbacka-Grubbe-Västerhiske2.6 km Västerslätt-Rödäng3.3 km Teg västra3.6 km Röbäck3.9 km Väst på stan4.5 km Teg centrala4.9 km Umeå centrum5.6 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