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Kauhajoki

Kauhajoki had 12,518 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,526 in 2024, 6% below the regional level. 23% of households rented and 75% owned their home. The population has fallen by 9.8% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 232 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
12,518residents31 December 2024
€23,526median incomeadults, 2024
23%of households rentingtenure
15%green within 500 maverage
Kauhajoki by postcode area
Map of Kauhajoki: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · Statistics Finland, municipal and regional boundaries 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 12 postcode areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Postcode areaResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
61800 Kauhajoki Keskus7,719€23,77230%69%31%4810.9%17%110
61810 Luomankylä263€24,8432%98%29%479.8%0%0
61820 Kainasto508€24,4394%92%29%495.6%3%4
61850 Kauhajoki Asemanseutu1,980€23,83616%82%29%4710.2%17%30
61860 Harja192€25,3547%92%29%456.1%31%2
61880 Ikkeläjärvi165€20,7589%83%24%4613.4%0%1
61910 Nummijärvi215€22,49110%87%43%556.5%56%2
61920 Nummikoski58€23,057––28%493.3%4%0
61940 Hyyppä260€24,1495%94%31%499.0%0%2
61950 Juonikylä139€20,35318%80%37%5229.1%0%0
61960 Kyrönlatva118€18,3752%97%42%5715.7%13%3
61980 Päntäne793€22,47515%83%31%4811.8%0%3

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for South Ostrobothnia.

15%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
31%
aged 65 and over
48
years, average age

Main activity

Employed39%
Unemployed5%
Students6%
Pensioners34%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201513,875
201613,772
201713,610
201813,375
201913,184
202013,007
202112,890
202212,750
202312,618
202412,518

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and education.

Disposable income in 2024 and education at the end of 2024.

€23,526
median income, adults
€26,170
mean income, adults
10.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education26%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
Higher university degree4%

Income is the disposable money income of residents aged 18 and over in 2024: taxable and tax-free income minus taxes and contributions. The median is the middle value, so a few high earners do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

6,270 households and 7,532 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
49.5 m²
floor area per person
92.3 m²
average home size
7%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied75%
Rented23%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households44%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children19%
Pensioner households43%

Household groups overlap: young one-person households, for example, are also counted as one-person households.

5,113jobs located hereworkplaces
578summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
90%of homes in housesdetached, semi-detached, terraced

Statistics Finland withholds a figure when fewer than 30 people are behind it (fewer than 10 for workplaces). Missing figures are shown as a dash and never estimated.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 15% green space within 500 metres.

14schoolsOpenStreetMap
6day-care centresOpenStreetMap
10residents per km²1,314.5 km²

Services and green space are measured from each postcode area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and services within 500 metres. Municipal and regional figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Kauhajoki, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

K-Citymarket Kauhajoki 2017
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K-Citymarket Kauhajoki 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Lidl Kauhajoki 2017
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Lidl Kauhajoki 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Suupohjan Osuuspankki 2017
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Suupohjan Osuuspankki 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Ostrobothnia.