Municipal data and statistics — Hylte

In-depth municipal statistics for Hylte: 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 Hylte.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.5 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.9 %
Tax base
231,948 SEK/inh.
Net result
586 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0.7 %
Solvency
25.2 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
4.3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
5.7 %
Months of assistance (avg)
47
Net cost of social assistance
2,024 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
7,984 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
10,270 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
31 %
New housing completions
0.5 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
94.8 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
86.2 %
Rental housing
33.8 %
Tenant-owned housing
2.3 %
Owner-occupied housing
61.3 %
Other housing
2.6 %
Cars in use
5,426

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Hylte.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
9,522 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,153 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
237 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
572 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,792 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.8 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
50 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
6.1 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.3 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.6 %
Stress-related cases
0.4 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
12.4 %
Number of students
235
Average student fee
30 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
432 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
417 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
72.3 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
4.9 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
3.9 per inh.
Active borrowers
17 %
Media budget
814 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
5.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
10.5 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
181
Cost per full-time student
394,943 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
40.8 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
67.6 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
72.2 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
67.9 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
724 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
471 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
48
Cost per full-time student
253 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
73.2 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Hylte 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 Hylte compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Hylte vs SCB group B5 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Hylte Group median
Merit value 199 (median: 211.2)
4th
Qualified teachers 60.4 (median: 67)
10th
Students/teacher 11.5 (median: 11.1)
26th
Cost/pupil 182282.7 (median: 155418.6)
10th
Graduating 3 yrs 59.3 (median: 67.7)
7th
All subjects passed 67.9 (median: 65.2)
61th
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for qualified teachers
Below group median for students/teacher

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Hylte 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
Hylte 199 60.4 % 182,283 SEK 59.3 %
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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB