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Hovås

Hovås (Gothenburg) had 3,661 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 803,000 in 2024, 119% above the municipal average. The most common tenure was freehold ownership, mostly detached and terraced houses, at 76% of homes. From the area’s service centre, 17 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood area (RegSO) · Code 1480R051 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
3,661residents31 December 2025
SEK 803,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
7%rental homesof all homes
23%green within 500 maverage
Hovås · GothenburgHovås highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Gothenburg with Hovås highlighted

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

People.

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

26%
aged under 20
12%
aged 20–34
41%
aged 35–64
21%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
2.69
residents per household

1,359 households

Couples with children38%
Couples without children29%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children21%
Other households7%

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 803,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
3%
have a low economic standard
39%
have a high economic standard
85%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
1.9%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only2%
Upper secondary23%
Post-secondary, under 3 years18%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more57%

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.

1,373 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)7%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)17%
Freehold (äganderätt)76%
433cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025

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

Everyday life.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches9
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries0
Preschools0
Bus stops14
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
0preschoolsOpenStreetMap
3.4 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
362residents per km²10.1 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). Within one kilometre.

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