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Ockelbo

Ockelbo had 5,715 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 298,000 in 2024, 7% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,244,000 on average in 2025 (42 sales). The population has fallen by 2.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2101 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
5,715residents31 December 2025
SEK 298,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
36%rental homesof all homes
34%green within 500 maverage
Ockelbo by DeSO area
Map of Ockelbo: 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 2 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
Ockelbo tätort3,102SEK 299,00054%2%44%29%82%29%36
Ockelbos omland2,612SEK 296,00013%0%87%36%82%40%6

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 20
12%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
32%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.95
residents per household

2,936 households

Couples with children16%
Couples without children29%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children46%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

20165,856
20175,896
20185,906
20195,908
20205,884
20215,865
20225,821
20235,758
20245,715
20255,715

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 298,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
16%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
82%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
5.4%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only15%
Upper secondary56%
Post-secondary, under 3 years12%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more17%

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.

3,152 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)36%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)1%
Freehold (äganderätt)63%
567cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.24maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
42houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.30m
2022SEK 1.41m
2023SEK 1.37m
2024SEK 1.23m
2025SEK 1.24m

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.

23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 34% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
3preschoolsOpenStreetMap
5residents per km²1,134.7 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 Ockelbo, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Gotan Ockelbo
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Gotan Ockelbo
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Wij herrgård, Ockelbo, 2020c
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Wij herrgård, Ockelbo, 2020c
Photo: Bysmon · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wij herrgård, Ockelbo, 2020b
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Wij herrgård, Ockelbo, 2020b
Photo: Bysmon · CC BY-SA 4.0
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