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Kaustinen

Kaustinen had 4,118 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,694 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 23% of households rented and 76% owned their home. The population has fallen by 4.3% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 236 · in Swedish Kaustby · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
4,118residents31 December 2024
€25,694median incomeadults, 2024
23%of households rentingtenure
6%green within 500 maverage
Kaustinen by postcode area
Map of Kaustinen: 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 2 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
69600 Kaustinen Keskus3,906€25,98023%75%26%448.1%6%35
69660 Köyhäjoki189€24,0231%99%35%511.2%0%0

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 Central Ostrobothnia.

18%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
23%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
26%
aged 65 and over
45
years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%
Unemployed4%
Students6%
Pensioners28%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20154,305
20164,298
20174,309
20184,273
20194,261
20204,228
20214,196
20224,198
20234,137
20244,118

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.

€25,694
median income, adults
€27,414
mean income, adults
7.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification46%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
Higher university degree6%

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.

1,863 households and 2,227 homes at the end of 2024.

2.2
people per household
47.2 m²
floor area per person
99.0 m²
average home size
6%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied76%
Rented23%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households37%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children25%
Pensioner households40%

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

1,593jobs located hereworkplaces
211summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
91%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.

33 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
11residents per km²361.8 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 Kaustinen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

K-market Kaustinen 2017
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K-market Kaustinen 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kaustinen Church 2017
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Kaustinen Church 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Supikkaat eli kansantanssikengät
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Supikkaat eli kansantanssikengät
Photo: Leena Marsio · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Central Ostrobothnia.