area in Karlstad Municipality

Hultsberg-Gustavsberg

4,042 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population4,042

area code1780R008

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 76% of areas4,042

Share 65++5.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 71% of areas26.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 49% of areas71.9 %

Share foreign background-3.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 40% of areas15.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+16 % vs Karlstad · higher than 80% of areas409 tkr

Share low economic standard-11.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 2% of areas3.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+9.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 86% of areas44.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-9.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 5% of areas50.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Karlstad · higher than 15% of areas15.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 74% of areas90.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+52.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 90% of areas93.4 %

Share rental housing-33.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 16% of areas3.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-18.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 14% of areas2.2 %

Share single-family houses+50.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 90% of areas95.7 %

Share built before 1940-11.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 12% of areas0.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 83% of areas1,937 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

2,019men

2,021women

menagewomen

110

0–4

138

5–9

121

142

10–14

162

155

15–19

138

20–24

25–29

30–34

110

35–39

125

114

40–44

117

125

45–49

121

140

50–54

154

144

55–59

152

133

60–64

118

101

65–69

105

129

70–74

117

124

75–79

119

162

80+

200

marital status

Unmarried1,851

46 %

Married1,734

43 %

Divorced273

7 %

Widowed190

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Hultsberg-Gustavsberg. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden97 in 2011 → 96 in 2024percentile 96

Population 20254,110 in 20104,042

Economic standard, medianin 2024361 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

90.0 %turnout

S39.3 %

M20.5 %

SD13.4 %

C7.1 %

KD5.5 %

L5.0 %

MP4.6 %

V3.8 %

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

Älvåker och Råtorpurban area3.5 km Finterudsmall locality3.9 km Karlstadurban area4.1 km Södra Bomstadsmall locality4.1 km Skåreurban area5.2 km Vidöåsenurban area5.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gruvlyckan1.8 km Våxnäs1.9 km Klara-Sandbäcken-Sanna2.2 km Romstad-Strand2.3 km Zakrisdal-Bergvik-Björkås3.2 km Kvarnberget-Sommarro-Marieberg3.5 km Skåreberget-Älvåker3.5 km Råtorp3.6 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