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Smedjebacken

Smedjebacken had 10,758 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 325,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,499,000 on average in 2025 (129 sales). The population has fallen by 1.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2061 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
10,758residents31 December 2025
SEK 325,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
27%rental homesof all homes
35%green within 500 maverage
Smedjebacken by DeSO area
Map of Smedjebacken: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · Statistics Sweden, DeSO and RegSO 2025 boundaries (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 8 neighbourhood areas.

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

AreaResidentsIncomeRentedCo-op flatsOwned65+EmployedGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Hagge-Björsjö1,613SEK 353,0004%0%96%26%89%32%7
Malingsbo-Larsbo1,588SEK 345,0005%0%95%30%83%100%2
Morgårdshammar-Gubbo1,614SEK 309,00027%3%70%33%84%42%7
Smedjebacken Norra1,096SEK 296,00050%1%49%31%75%4%37
Smedjebacken Södra1,445SEK 297,00036%4%60%26%81%2%42
Smedjebacken centrum1,355SEK 284,00049%23%28%33%75%5%42
Starbo-Åsmansbo955SEK 385,0006%0%95%29%88%86%1
Söderbärke1,092SEK 350,00032%6%62%36%86%1%10

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households on 31 December 2025, next to the figure for Dalarna County.

20%
aged under 20
13%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
30%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.99
residents per household

5,416 households

Couples with children17%
Couples without children32%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children42%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

201610,909
201710,894
201810,897
201910,894
202010,854
202110,933
202210,922
202310,913
202410,823
202510,758

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 325,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
12%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
83%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
4.2%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only10%
Upper secondary59%
Post-secondary, under 3 years13%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more18%

Net income is the sum of all taxable and tax-free income minus tax, for registered residents aged 20 and over, at 2024 prices.

Low economic standard means a household’s disposable income per consumption unit is below 60 per cent of the national median; high economic standard means it is more than twice the median. It describes incomes, not what an area is like to live in.

Employment and unemployment come from Statistics Sweden’s annual register of labour-market status and can differ from the Labour Force Survey.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Homes.

5,485 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)27%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)6%
Freehold (äganderätt)67%
611cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.50maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
129houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.58m
2022SEK 1.59m
2023SEK 1.44m
2024SEK 1.43m
2025SEK 1.50m

Prices cover registered sales of houses for permanent living (one- and two-dwelling houses) during the year, and depend on which houses happen to be sold.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Everyday life.

18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 35% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
2preschoolsOpenStreetMap
10residents per km²1,062.9 km²

Services and green space are measured from each DeSO area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and facilities within 500 metres. Larger areas show a population-weighted average.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

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

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