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Söderhamn

Söderhamn had 24,163 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 309,000 in 2024, 3% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,732,000 on average in 2025 (166 sales). The population has fallen by 7.0% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2182 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
24,163residents31 December 2025
SEK 309,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
38%rental homesof all homes
29%green within 500 maverage
Söderhamn by DeSO area
Map of Söderhamn: 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 10 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
Bergvik-Vannsätter1,117SEK 298,00035%0%65%34%76%13%6
Bergviksbygden1,538SEK 330,00010%0%90%27%83%50%7
Ljusne1,627SEK 273,00058%2%40%32%73%21%10
Norrala-Trönö3,496SEK 350,00013%5%83%31%86%19%14
Sandarne1,820SEK 305,00031%3%66%28%79%37%7
Skog1,385SEK 301,00023%0%77%43%73%39%3
Söderala-Mo2,267SEK 308,00033%1%66%28%79%22%10
Söderhamn centrala staden norr2,406SEK 254,00071%3%26%25%61%25%138
Söderhamn centrala staden söder6,378SEK 330,00035%30%35%29%84%38%137
Söderhamn centrum2,124SEK 268,00058%33%9%34%73%21%167

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.

20%
aged under 20
13%
aged 20–34
36%
aged 35–64
30%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.95
residents per household

12,405 households

Couples with children16%
Couples without children27%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children46%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

201625,992
201725,782
201825,721
201925,643
202025,492
202125,446
202225,258
202324,858
202424,545
202524,163

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 309,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
17%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
78%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
7.8%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only12%
Upper secondary57%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
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.

13,596 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)38%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)13%
Freehold (äganderätt)49%
530cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.73maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
166houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.52m
2022SEK 1.63m
2023SEK 1.45m
2024SEK 1.64m
2025SEK 1.73m

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.

70 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
0preschoolsOpenStreetMap
11residents per km²2,298.4 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 Söderhamn, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Söderhamns kyrka choir organ
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Söderhamns kyrka choir organ
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Söderhamns kyrka from east
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Söderhamns kyrka from east
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Söderhamns kyrka from northwest
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Söderhamns kyrka from northwest
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Other municipalities in Gävleborg County.