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area in Boden Municipality

Prästholmen

1,511 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityBoden

population1,511

area code2582R009

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 18% of areas1,511

Share 65++7.4 pp vs Boden · higher than 93% of areas33.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.4 pp vs Boden · higher than 79% of areas76.8 %

Share foreign background+7.3 pp vs Boden · higher than 62% of areas23.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-15 % vs Boden · higher than 18% of areas303 tkr

Share low economic standard+8.0 pp vs Boden · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-6.1 pp vs Boden · higher than 30% of areas19.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.4 pp vs Boden · higher than 94% of areas80.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Boden · higher than 98% of areas44.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.0 pp vs Boden · higher than 22% of areas82.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-55.8 pp vs Boden · higher than 6% of areas4.1 %

Share rental housing+30.3 pp vs Boden · higher than 87% of areas60.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+26.2 pp vs Boden · higher than 82% of areas34.9 %

Share single-family houses-49.6 pp vs Boden · higher than 17% of areas14.0 %

Share built before 1940+9.0 pp vs Boden · higher than 72% of areas17.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 17% of areas694 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

735men

773women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried773

51 %

Married367

24 %

Divorced264

18 %

Widowed103

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Prästholmen. 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 Sweden19 in 2011 → 26 in 2024percentile 26

Population 20251,514 in 20101,511

Economic standard, medianin 2024275 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

81.1 %turnout

S46.0 %

SD21.4 %

M9.8 %

V8.2 %

C3.9 %

KD3.7 %

MP2.7 %

L2.6 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Bodenurban area1.5 km Buddbynsmall locality4.1 km Norrigårdensmall locality5.0 km Trångforsen och Hedenurban area5.3 km Vittjärvurban area5.9 km Sävasturban area7.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sanden-Torpgärdan1.6 km Boden Central1.6 km Björkelund-Svartbjörnsbyn1.7 km Norra Svartbyn-Fagernäs-Erikslund2.1 km Lundagård-Sveafältet2.3 km Bodsvedjan-Lejonbacken-Bodforsen3.3 km Södra Svartbyn-Gruvberget4.1 km Trångfors-Heden-Vittjärv-Hamptjärnmoran5.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBoden 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 Boden?

28,049population

413 tkrmedian income

45.0 yearsaverage age