Municipal data and statistics — Essunga

In-depth municipal statistics for Essunga: economy and housing, society/culture/environment, adult education (Komvux, SFI) and comparison with the SCB municipality group. For school-specific statistics, see the municipality overview. Sources: Kolada, SCB. Updated 2024/25.

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Economy and housing

Municipal finances, housing and infrastructure in Essunga.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
21.6 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.1 %
Tax base
237,667 SEK/inh.
Net result
228 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0.3 %
Solvency
39.9 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
9.9 %
Months of assistance (avg)
28.1
Net cost of social assistance
1,293 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet connectivity and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school
11,060 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
9.5 %
New housing completions
2.2 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
100 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
100 %
Rental housing
37 %
Tenant-owned housing
1.7 %
Owner-occupied housing
56.7 %
Other housing
4.5 %
Cars in use
3,508

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Essunga.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
8,652 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
702 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
108 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
468 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
10,754 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.9

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees. Relevant for understanding staffing capacity and teacher recruitment.

Sick leave, total
8.2 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
44.2 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
7 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.9 %
Sick leave >49 years
9.7 %
Stress-related cases
0.4 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
8.7 %
Number of students
80
Average student fee
1,200 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
334 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
264 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
62.5 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
7.1 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
9.2 per inh.
Active borrowers
27.5 %
Media budget
671 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
5.7 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
38.9 %

Adult education

Komvux (municipal adult education) and SFI (Swedish for immigrants) in Essunga.

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
58,341 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
94 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
368 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
173 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Essunga belongs to SCB municipality group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a smaller town. Shown here is how Essunga compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Essunga vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Essunga Group median
Merit value 177.6 (median: 207.4)
1th
Qualified teachers 69.3 (median: 70.9)
47th
Students/teacher 10.4 (median: 10.6)
57th
Cost/pupil 162716.3 (median: 153333.9)
30th
Graduating 3 yrs 81.3 (median: 65.4)
99th
All subjects passed 53.8 (median: 61.6)
11th
Best in group for graduating 3 yrs
Lowest in group for merit value
Above group median for students/teacher
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Essunga belongs to SCB municipality group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a smaller town. 52 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Essunga 177.6 69.3 % 162,716 SEK 81.3 %
Arboga 226.7 72.1 % 138,550 SEK 58.2 %
Boxholm 224.5 79.6 % 164,524 SEK 67.9 %
Bromölla 203 75.2 % 145,712 SEK 67.9 %
Degerfors 209.1 76.1 % 139,707 SEK 49.5 %
Eksjö 217.9 65.4 % 151,682 SEK 71.1 %
Emmaboda 216.4 77.7 % 181,122 SEK 64.3 %
Fagersta 206.3 56 % 146,282 SEK 54.1 %
Gnosjö 222.8 64.2 % 146,135 SEK 62.3 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

Trend sparklines for economy, society and adult education are currently shown on the Essunga overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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Source: Kolada, SCB, BRÅ. Updated 2024/25.

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB