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Kumla
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Urban area in Kumla Municipality, Örebro County

Kumla

1

Facts

MunicipalityKumla
CountyÖrebro County
Population17,889
Area1,203 ha
SCB code1881TC103

2

Place profile

77/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
7/100
Quiet surroundings
43/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
81/100
Family friendliness
74/100
Senior friendliness
70/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water750 m
  • Distance to farmland270 m
  • Distance to shoreline750 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway470 m
  • Distance to industry360 m
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store740 m
  • Distance to school500 m
  • Distance to train station1.3 km

Median across 4,634 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 5400–4492
  • 6415–9633
  • 64710–14649
  • 64015–19593
  • 43320–24398
  • 49525–29453
  • 65430–34628
  • 68235–39680
  • 60140–44576
  • 60745–49558
  • 63350–54631
  • 60655–59567
  • 49260–64482
  • 38265–69394
  • 40470–74462
  • 41375–79497
  • 54180+802

Men 9,411Women 9,495

Marital status

  • Unmarried10,285 (55 %)
  • Married5,937 (31 %)
  • Divorced1,807 (10 %)
  • Widowed822 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 9 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kumla, 18,906 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 17,889 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 52 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 43 min
  • Malmö5 h 47 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Säbylundssjön7 ha4.1 km
  • Nordsjön41 ha4.7 km
  • Söderhavet30 ha5.6 km
  • Hjälmsättersdammen7 ha8.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Kumla ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
  • Kumla GolfklubbgolfSports
  • Kumla PadelidrottsplanSports
  • Kumla RidklubbridSports
  • KumlahallensporthallSports
  • Kumla bibliotekbibliotekCulture
  • Kumla skoindustrimuseummuseumCulture
  • Kumla församlingshemchristianReligion
  • Kumla kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO Kumla SödrapensionärsföreningSocial

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone32.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land145 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.5 km
  • Natura 20002.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest10.1 km
  • Water protection area1.5 km
  • Habitat protection4.5 km
  • National conservation interest4.8 km
  • National heritage interest170 m

Services & safety

  • School27 in the locality240 m
  • Fire station4.4 km
  • Police station1 in the locality580 m
  • Civil defence shelter155 in the locality170 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)16.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality4.9 km
  • Swimming pool15 in the locality160 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality150 m
  • Hiking trail1.7 km
  • Cycle trail3.1 km
  • Ski trail14.1 km
  • Floodlit track1.7 km
  • Birding site16.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant16 in the locality190 m
  • Café4 in the locality260 m
  • Petrol station8 in the locality690 m
  • Library1 in the locality930 m
  • Sports hall9 in the locality90 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality780 m
  • Care home1 in the locality680 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality4.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road240 m
  • Railway1.5 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine5.2 km
  • Mobile mast2.9 km
  • Military area19.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.8 km
  • Mine14.4 km
  • Quarry4.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality330 m
  • Church6 in the locality490 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality700 m

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population22,681
  • Median income397,800 kr/yr
  • Average age41.5 years
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