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area in Karlstad Municipality

Gruvlyckan

1,960 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population1,960

area code1780R005

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 35% of areas1,960

Share 65+-0.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 43% of areas21.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 79% of areas76.8 %

Share foreign background+29.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 89% of areas49.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-25 % vs Karlstad · higher than 5% of areas266 tkr

Share low economic standard+22.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 96% of areas36.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-15.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 33% of areas20.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 14% of areas57.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Karlstad · higher than 83% of areas33.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-12.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 7% of areas73.5 %

Housing

Share rental housing+32.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 91% of areas69.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+10.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 78% of areas30.5 %

Share single-family houses-45.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Share built before 1940-11.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 14% of areas660 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

966men

996women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,104

56 %

Married502

26 %

Divorced267

14 %

Widowed83

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Gruvlyckan. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden8 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20251,783 in 20101,960

Economic standard, medianin 2024224 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

72.0 %turnout

S44.0 %

SD19.8 %

V12.1 %

M7.8 %

C5.0 %

MP3.4 %

L2.4 %

KD2.0 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Karlstadurban area3.0 km Älvåker och Råtorpurban area3.7 km Vidöåsenurban area3.9 km Södra Bomstadsmall locality5.0 km Finterudsmall locality5.7 km Skoghallurban area5.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Romstad-Strand550 m Våxnäs1.2 km Kvarnberget-Sommarro-Marieberg1.7 km Hultsberg-Gustavsberg1.8 km Klara-Sandbäcken-Sanna2.1 km Zakrisdal-Bergvik-Björkås2.5 km Tingvallastaden-Haga2.9 km Viken-Tyggårdsviken-Tullholmen3.0 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