area in Karlstad Municipality

Kronoparken centrala

3,585 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population3,585

area code1780R011

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 69% of areas3,585

Share 65+-11.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 3% of areas9.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+7.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 97% of areas83.0 %

Share foreign background+46.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 95% of areas65.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-43 % vs Karlstad · higher than 1% of areas200 tkr

Share low economic standard+31.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 98% of areas45.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-13.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 40% of areas21.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-16.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 2% of areas43.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Karlstad · higher than 48% of areas23.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-14.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 6% of areas71.0 %

Housing

Share rental housing+57.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 98% of areas94.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-14.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 31% of areas5.8 %

Share single-family houses-37.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 13% of areas8.3 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 32% of areas862 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

1,901men

1,695women

menagewomen

104

0–4

104

5–9

111

10–14

122

15–19

105

311

20–24

310

287

25–29

194

201

30–34

160

142

35–39

109

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,331

65 %

Married829

23 %

Divorced348

10 %

Widowed80

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Kronoparken centrala. 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 Sweden2 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20253,385 in 20103,585

Economic standard, medianin 2024203 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

68.2 %turnout

S39.3 %

V16.7 %

SD14.6 %

M12.0 %

C5.1 %

MP4.5 %

L3.5 %

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

Steffensminnesmall locality3.0 km Alsterurban area3.3 km Karlstadurban area3.7 km Älvåker och Råtorpurban area4.5 km Herrönsmall locality5.4 km Gräsåssmall locality5.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kronoparken norra640 m Kroppkärr-Lorensberg-Välsviken1.3 km Kronoparken östra1.6 km Rud nordöstra2.3 km Stockfallet-Edsgatan södra-Steffensminne2.5 km Norrstrand2.6 km Herrhagen nordvästra-Lamberget-Sjöstad3.2 km Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra3.3 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