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area in Umeå Municipality

Väst på stan

5,864 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityUmeå

population5,864

area code2480R038

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 91% of areas5,864

Share 65++9.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 74% of areas27.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 56% of areas73.0 %

Share foreign background-4.9 pp vs Umeå · higher than 25% of areas12.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+1 % vs Umeå · higher than 56% of areas362 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 82% of areas40.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+10.9 pp vs Umeå · higher than 58% of areas68.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Umeå · higher than 41% of areas22.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 44% of areas86.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-37.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 8% of areas5.7 %

Share rental housing+14.9 pp vs Umeå · higher than 82% of areas51.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+22.4 pp vs Umeå · higher than 87% of areas42.2 %

Share single-family houses-39.4 pp vs Umeå · higher than 12% of areas6.2 %

Share built before 1940+6.3 pp vs Umeå · higher than 59% of areas13.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 89% of areas2,223 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

2,755men

3,114women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

111

15–19

122

258

20–24

308

321

25–29

308

272

30–34

243

200

35–39

159

126

40–44

108

142

45–49

144

136

50–54

150

173

55–59

208

137

60–64

193

139

65–69

181

132

70–74

187

177

75–79

228

199

80+

353

marital status

Unmarried3,419

58 %

Married1,466

25 %

Divorced692

12 %

Widowed285

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Väst 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 Sweden78 in 2011 → 72 in 2024percentile 72

Population 20254,587 in 20105,864

Economic standard, medianin 2024339 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

86.0 %turnout

S39.8 %

M16.3 %

V10.4 %

SD10.2 %

C7.6 %

MP6.0 %

L4.8 %

KD3.9 %

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

Umeåurban area1.3 km Röbäckurban area3.6 km Baggbölesmall locality5.6 km Nerbynsmall locality5.8 km Skravelsjöurban area6.1 km Dingnäsetsmall locality6.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Umeå centrum1.1 km Haga1.6 km Teg västra1.8 km Teg centrala1.8 km Grisbacka-Grubbe-Västerhiske1.8 km Öst på stan2.3 km Västerslätt-Rödäng2.3 km Sandbacka2.3 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