area in Karlstad Municipality

Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra

3,848 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population3,848

area code1780R004

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 74% of areas3,848

Share 65++4.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 68% of areas25.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 55% of areas72.8 %

Share foreign background-6.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 31% of areas13.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+5 % vs Karlstad · higher than 61% of areas370 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 78% of areas37.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 60% of areas69.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Karlstad · higher than 31% of areas19.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 64% of areas89.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-3.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 27% of areas37.6 %

Share rental housing-1.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 69% of areas35.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 72% of areas26.4 %

Share single-family houses-0.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 32% of areas45.2 %

Share built before 1940-2.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 43% of areas9.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 79% of areas1,780 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

1,859men

1,994women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

100

141

20–24

142

137

25–29

134

151

30–34

137

109

35–39

113

40–44

105

45–49

102

113

50–54

123

128

55–59

113

107

60–64

124

114

65–69

128

70–74

112

75–79

133

80+

225

marital status

Unmarried2,126

55 %

Married1,053

27 %

Divorced466

12 %

Widowed197

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden71 in 2011 → 68 in 2024percentile 68

Population 20253,128 in 20103,848

Economic standard, medianin 2024344 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

88.0 %turnout

S33.7 %

M21.8 %

SD18.8 %

C5.9 %

MP4.9 %

V4.8 %

KD4.6 %

L4.2 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result. Here 61% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Älvåker och Råtorpurban area1.4 km Karlstadurban area2.8 km Steffensminnesmall locality4.2 km Gräsåssmall locality4.9 km Skåreurban area5.1 km Alsterurban area6.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Rud nordöstra1.2 km Råtorp1.4 km Norrstrand2.3 km Kroppkärr-Lorensberg-Välsviken2.4 km Sundsta-Hagaborg2.5 km Klara-Sandbäcken-Sanna2.9 km Skåreberget-Älvåker3.1 km Tingvallastaden-Haga3.3 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKarlstad Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Karlstad?

98,084population

388 tkrmedian income

42.0 yearsaverage age