Municipal data and statistics — Hofors

In-depth municipal statistics for Hofors: 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 Hofors.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.9 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.4 %
Tax base
252,243 SEK/inh.
Net result
-196 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
-0.2 %
Solvency
15.9 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.2 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
5.2 %
Months of assistance (avg)
16
Net cost of social assistance
1,320 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
8,309 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
30,766 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
10.3 %
New housing completions
1.2 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
98.8 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
92.3 %
Rental housing
20.5 %
Tenant-owned housing
13 %
Owner-occupied housing
65.3 %
Other housing
1.2 %
Cars in use
5,272

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Hofors.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
8,719 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
977 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
380 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
413 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,735 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.8

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
8.6 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
39 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
8.4 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
7.9 %
Sick leave >49 years
9.4 %
Stress-related cases
0.5 % of population

Culture school

Cost per inhabitant
206 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
184 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
3.8 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
2.6 per inh.
Active borrowers
16.7 %
Media budget
622 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
9.2 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
20 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
339
Cost per full-time student
164,954 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
76.2 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
81.9 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
83.9 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
41.5 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
217 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
1,002 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
23
Cost per full-time student
593 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
37.7 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Hofors belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Shown here is how Hofors compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Hofors vs SCB group B5 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Hofors Group median
Merit value 210.1 (median: 211.2)
41th
Qualified teachers 65 (median: 67)
34th
Students/teacher 10.3 (median: 11.1)
77th
Cost/pupil 159918.8 (median: 155418.6)
33th
Graduating 3 yrs 65.5 (median: 67.7)
40th
All subjects passed 79.8 (median: 65.2)
93th
Above group median for students/teacher
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Hofors belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. 35 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Hofors 210.1 65 % 159,919 SEK 65.5 %
Askersund 203.2 67.6 % 176,524 SEK 63.9 %
Berg 203.9 61.2 % 217,446 SEK 72 %
Boden 214.7 63.7 % 137,700 SEK 67.9 %
Bräcke 220.2 72.8 % 197,847 SEK 67.7 %
Enköping 217.8 83.2 % 133,166 SEK 68.2 %
Finspång 214.6 67.2 % 145,337 SEK 74.3 %
Flen 219.3 56.4 % 163,424 SEK 63.5 %
Herrljunga 211 72.3 % 151,340 SEK 58.6 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB