area in Luleå Municipality

Hertsön

5,218 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityLuleå

population5,218

area code2580R009

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 87% of areas5,218

Share 65+-3.7 pp vs Luleå · higher than 26% of areas17.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.3 pp vs Luleå · higher than 71% of areas75.4 %

Share foreign background+14.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 73% of areas30.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-10 % vs Luleå · higher than 39% of areas338 tkr

Share low economic standard+6.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-14.2 pp vs Luleå · higher than 35% of areas20.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+10.1 pp vs Luleå · higher than 79% of areas74.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Luleå · higher than 90% of areas36.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 23% of areas82.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+4.3 pp vs Luleå · higher than 36% of areas51.6 %

Share rental housing+15.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 80% of areas47.7 %

Share single-family houses+2.9 pp vs Luleå · higher than 35% of areas51.8 %

Share built before 1940-7.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 8% of areas0.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 89% of areas2,237 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

2,643men

2,581women

menagewomen

125

0–4

124

157

5–9

165

171

10–14

195

178

15–19

159

143

20–24

132

173

25–29

107

219

30–34

182

35–39

197

162

40–44

197

147

45–49

175

190

50–54

167

196

55–59

176

149

60–64

126

110

65–69

134

126

70–74

119

106

75–79

109

80+

117

marital status

Unmarried2,942

56 %

Married1,606

31 %

Divorced508

10 %

Widowed160

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Hertsön. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden17 in 2011 → 22 in 2024percentile 22

Population 20255,452 in 20105,218

Economic standard, medianin 2024292 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

82.5 %turnout

S46.0 %

SD20.7 %

M9.7 %

V9.5 %

KD4.7 %

C3.2 %

MP3.0 %

L1.9 %

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. Here 78% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Luleåurban area3.1 km Hagavikensmall locality3.1 km Nils-Perssmall locality5.3 km Hällbacken och Sinksundeturban area5.6 km Lövskärsmall locality5.8 km Bensbynurban area7.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Örnäset1.9 km Lerbäcken-Bredviken2.1 km Lövskatan-Svartöstaden2.4 km Skurholmen-Malmudden2.7 km Kronan3.2 km Lulsundet4.4 km Bergviken4.7 km Luleå centrum5.1 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLuleå 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 Luleå?

79,645population

421 tkrmedian income

42.8 yearsaverage age