Korpilahti Keskus

41800 · Jyväskylä · Keski-Suomi

41800 Korpilahti Keskus

In brief

Korpilahti Keskus (41800) has 3,388 residents, 2% of the population of Jyväskylä. Older residents stand out: 29% are 65 or over (Jyväskylä: 19%). 46% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (85%). Homes are larger on average than in Jyväskylä (87.9 m² against 69.0 m²). 74% of households own their home and 25% rent (Jyväskylä: 51% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €1,244 per m² is that of price area Jyväskylä 2. The price equals 8.1 years of rent at €12.76 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,187 a year, about €2,099 a month: about the same as in Jyväskylä and 4% lower than in Finland. 16% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Jyväskylä (15%). The area has 619 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (28%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 11% of jobs (Jyväskylä: 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Jyväskylä.

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 65 or over
29%
4th highest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 19%
University or college degree
30%
5th lowest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 40%
Students
6%
6th lowest of 35 areas in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 12%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,244; Figure for Jyväskylä 2; Jyväskylä€1,757

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €12.76; Figure for Jyväskylä 2; Jyväskylä€14.11

Residents: 3,388; -6.2% since 2014; Mean age48.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,187; +29.2% since 2014; a year, about €2,099 a month; Jyväskylä€24,711; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 25%; of 1,721 households; Jyväskylä51%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 30%; of residents aged 18 or over; Jyväskylä40%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €1,244 per m² is that of price area Jyväskylä 2. The price equals 8.1 years of rent at €12.76 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,244

Figure for Jyväskylä 2
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 88 sales

Rent per m² a month

€12.76

Figure for Jyväskylä 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Jyväskylä: €14.11

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Korpilahti Keskus€1,244Jyväskylä €1,757

€855 – €2,593Figure for Jyväskylä, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 8.1 years; Jyväskylä: 10.4
Gross rental yield: 12.3%; Jyväskylä: 9.6%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 545–€692; Figure for Jyväskylä 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-3.4%-1.2%Rent+0.7%+0.9%; Average of the price index (Jyväskylä 2) and rent index (Jyväskylä)

Source: Statistics Finland

Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Jyväskylä.

Median disposable income23/35
€20,173Huhtasuo
Jyväskylä €24,711Korpilahti Keskus €25,187
€31,477Puuppola
€20,173Huhtasuo€31,477Puuppola
Households renting23/35
2%Länsi-Palokka
Jyväskylä 51%Korpilahti Keskus 25%
94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
2%Länsi-Palokka94%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
Aged 16 to 3427/35
7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo
Jyväskylä 31%Korpilahti Keskus 16%
53%Jyväskylä Keskus
7%Rutalahti-Kivisuo53%Jyväskylä Keskus
Aged 65 or over4/35
10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki
Jyväskylä 19%Korpilahti Keskus 29%
41%Putkilahti
10%Keskussairaala-alue-Kukkumäki41%Putkilahti
Families with children20/35
6%Jyväskylä Keskus
Jyväskylä 18%Korpilahti Keskus 19%
43%Puuppola
6%Jyväskylä Keskus43%Puuppola
University or college degree31/35
20%Huhtasuo
Jyväskylä 40%Korpilahti Keskus 30%
50%Mannila-Taulumäki
20%Huhtasuo50%Mannila-Taulumäki
Unemployment13/35
6%Länsi-Palokka
Jyväskylä 15%Korpilahti Keskus 16%
31%Huhtasuo
6%Länsi-Palokka31%Huhtasuo
Average home size13/35
49.2 m²Mäki-Matti
Jyväskylä 69.0 m²Korpilahti Keskus 87.9 m²
124.2 m²Puuppola
49.2 m²Mäki-Matti124.2 m²Puuppola

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 29% are 65 or over (Jyväskylä: 19%).

Korpilahti KeskusJyväskylä

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.

Main activity

Pensioners make up 32% of residents, more than in Jyväskylä (21%).

Korpilahti Keskus37%32%14%
Jyväskylä42%12%21%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed37%
Unemployed7%
Students6%
Pensioners32%
Children aged 0–1414%
Other3%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 48.0; Jyväskylä: 41.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 16%; Jyväskylä: 15%
Household size: 1.9; Jyväskylä: 1.8
Floor area per person: 46.9 m²; Jyväskylä: 38.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

74% of households own their home and 25% rent (Jyväskylä: 51% rent).

Korpilahti Keskus74%25%
Jyväskylä49%51%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied74%
Rented25%
Other or unknown2%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (85%). Homes are larger on average than in Jyväskylä (87.9 m² against 69.0 m²).

Korpilahti Keskus13%85%
Jyväskylä65%34%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats13%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses85%
Other buildings2%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

46% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

Korpilahti KeskusJyväskylä

Living alone46%, Jyväskylä 52%
Living alone, under 357%, Jyväskylä 22%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Jyväskylä 6%
With children19%, Jyväskylä 18%
With a child under 33%, Jyväskylä 4%
Single parent3%, Jyväskylä 4%
All members aged 18–6440%, Jyväskylä 57%
At least one member 65 or over41%, Jyväskylä 25%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.

Average dwelling size: 87.9 m²; Jyväskylä: 69.0 m²
Dwellings: 2,017
Summer cottages: 794

Education and income

Highest qualification

30% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Jyväskylä (40%).

Korpilahti Keskus22%45%20%
Jyväskylä17%34%25%15%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown22%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification45%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary20%
Master's or higher10%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

21% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 17% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Korpilahti Keskus21%62%17%
Jyväskylä25%59%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland21%
Middle 60%62%
Highest 20%17%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in the national income tenths. In Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20%.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €25,187; a year, about €2,099 a month; Jyväskylä: €24,711
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €37,175; a year, about €3,098 a month; Jyväskylä: €32,454
University or college degree: 30%; Jyväskylä: 40%

Jobs

The area has 619 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (28%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 11% of jobs (Jyväskylä: 1%).

Largest industries

Korpilahti KeskusJyväskylä

Health and social work28%, Jyväskylä 21%
Education17%, Jyväskylä 11%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing11%, Jyväskylä 1%
Construction9%, Jyväskylä 6%
Wholesale and retail trade7%, Jyväskylä 10%
Manufacturing6%, Jyväskylä 8%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.

Jobs located here: 619
Jobs per resident: 0.18; People working in the area divided by people living there; Jyväskylä: 0.45

Sectors

Korpilahti Keskus11%16%73%
Jyväskylä15%84%
Finland20%77%

Primary production11%
Industry and construction16%
Services73%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Jyväskylä. Median income has risen by 29% since 2014, at the same pace as in Jyväskylä.

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianKorpilahti KeskusJyväskyläFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Neighbouring areas

Definitions and sources

Residents: People whose permanent home was in the area on 31 December, placed by the coordinates of their building. About 1% of residents have no coordinates and appear only in city figures.
Income: Disposable money income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, entrepreneurial and property income and received transfers, minus taxes and other paid transfers. In euros of the year.
Households: People living permanently in the same dwelling. Household types overlap.
Prices: Average debt-free prices per m² of old flats in housing companies. A postal code area with too few sales gets the figure of its price area or city.
Rents: Average rents per m² of non-subsidised flats in new leases, by rent area.
Small areas: Statistics Finland withholds details of areas with fewer than 30 residents, households or adults, with fewer than 10 dwellings or only one building, or with fewer than 10 jobs.

Source: Statistics Finland: postal code area statistics (Paavo) 2024, prices of old dwellings, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0).