area in Karlstad Municipality

Kroppkärr-Lorensberg-Välsviken

3,572 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population3,572

area code1780R013

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 areas3,572

Share 65+-3.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 27% of areas18.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 59% of areas73.5 %

Share foreign background-10.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 13% of areas9.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+25 % vs Karlstad · higher than 89% of areas439 tkr

Share low economic standard-12.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 0% of areas2.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+11.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 89% of areas47.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 12% of areas56.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Karlstad · higher than 17% of areas16.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 92% of areas92.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+50.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 85% of areas91.5 %

Share rental housing-36.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 4% of areas1.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-13.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 35% of areas7.1 %

Share single-family houses+53.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 98% of areas98.7 %

Share built before 1940-8.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 22% of areas3.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 74% of areas1,628 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

1,787men

1,789women

menagewomen

116

0–4

112

134

5–9

126

141

10–14

126

142

15–19

130

20–24

25–29

104

30–34

108

119

35–39

130

106

40–44

142

112

45–49

103

132

50–54

136

120

55–59

138

145

60–64

106

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

124

marital status

Unmarried1,907

53 %

Married1,333

37 %

Divorced219

6 %

Widowed112

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Kroppkärr-Lorensberg-Välsviken. 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 → 98 in 2024percentile 98

Population 20253,496 in 20103,572

Economic standard, medianin 2024365 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

92.4 %turnout

S38.4 %

M20.6 %

SD11.4 %

C7.6 %

MP7.6 %

L6.0 %

KD4.2 %

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

Karlstadurban area2.5 km Älvåker och Råtorpurban area3.4 km Steffensminnesmall locality3.7 km Alsterurban area4.5 km Tyeurban area5.9 km Gräsåssmall locality6.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Rud nordöstra1.2 km Kronoparken centrala1.3 km Norrstrand1.4 km Kronoparken norra1.7 km Sundsta-Hagaborg2.4 km Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra2.4 km Tingvallastaden-Haga2.8 km Kronoparken östra2.9 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