Municipal data and statistics — Skinnskatteberg

In-depth municipal statistics for Skinnskatteberg: 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 Skinnskatteberg.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.5 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.3 %
Tax base
237,903 SEK/inh.
Net result
934 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
1.2 %
Solvency
70.1 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
6.8 %
Months of assistance (avg)
42.9
Net cost of social assistance
3,025 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
3,676 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
12.6 %
New housing completions
0.2 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
97.1 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
91.9 %
Rental housing
24.1 %
Tenant-owned housing
10.7 %
Owner-occupied housing
63.8 %
Other housing
1.5 %
Cars in use
2,434

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Skinnskatteberg.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
10,507 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
895 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
189 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
1,131 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,655 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.5

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.7 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
43.4 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
4.4 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
8 %
Sick leave >49 years
6.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.5 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
24.9 %
Number of students
150
Average student fee
0 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
749 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
671 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
75 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
7.4 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
5.5 per inh.
Active borrowers
16.1 %
Media budget
1,010 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
4.4 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
17 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
7,467 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
53 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
0 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
76 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Skinnskatteberg 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 Skinnskatteberg compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Skinnskatteberg vs SCB group C7 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Skinnskatteberg Group median
Merit value 203.3 (median: 207.4)
38th
Qualified teachers 55.2 (median: 70.9)
3th
Students/teacher 8.6 (median: 10.6)
97th
Cost/pupil 188450 (median: 153333.9)
7th
Graduating 3 yrs 56.5 (median: 65.4)
11th
All subjects passed 76.5 (median: 61.6)
88th
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

Skinnskatteberg 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
Skinnskatteberg 203.3 55.2 % 188,450 SEK 56.5 %
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 %
Essunga 177.6 69.3 % 162,716 SEK 81.3 %
Fagersta 206.3 56 % 146,282 SEK 54.1 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB