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Mönsterås

Mönsterås had 12,978 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 315,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 1,580,000 on average in 2025 (107 sales). The population has fallen by 3.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 0861 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
12,978residents31 December 2025
SEK 315,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
32%rental homesof all homes
17%green within 500 maverage
Mönsterås by DeSO area
Map of Mönsterås: 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
Blomstermåla1,529SEK 290,00035%0%65%24%80%7%9
Fliseryd omland1,379SEK 311,00020%0%80%24%79%12%10
Mellersta Mönsterås samhälle1,293SEK 313,00019%17%64%27%84%13%38
Mönsterås centrala1,466SEK 291,00072%7%21%36%70%6%36
Mönsterås omland1,069SEK 345,0008%0%92%28%86%60%1
Mönsterås södra samhälle-Oknö1,164SEK 368,00012%2%86%33%87%10%14
Norra-västra Mönsterås samhälle1,595SEK 297,00059%0%41%23%77%7%36
Timmernabben1,430SEK 341,00014%6%81%30%87%12%8
Ålem omland1,213SEK 324,0000%4%96%30%85%28%2
Ålem stationssamhälle846SEK 284,00038%5%57%29%86%30%7

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

People.

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

21%
aged under 20
14%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
28%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
2.03
residents per household

6,385 households

Couples with children19%
Couples without children29%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children42%
Other households3%

Population on 31 December

201613,395
201713,498
201813,565
201913,430
202013,264
202113,258
202213,276
202313,134
202413,069
202512,978

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 315,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
13%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
81%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
4.8%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only12%
Upper secondary55%
Post-secondary, under 3 years15%
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.

6,631 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)32%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)4%
Freehold (äganderätt)64%
564cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 1.58maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
107houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 1.62m
2022SEK 1.47m
2023SEK 1.52m
2024SEK 1.54m
2025SEK 1.58m

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.

17 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
5preschoolsOpenStreetMap
14residents per km²945.8 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 Mönsterås, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Monsterasharbour06120007
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Monsterasharbour06120007
Photo: Pimvantend · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Monsteras port
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Monsteras port
Photo: Jan Pešula · CC0
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Monsteras tourist train
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Monsteras tourist train
Photo: Jan Pešula · CC0
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Other municipalities in Kalmar County.