area in Karlstad Municipality

Kvarnberget-Sommarro-Marieberg

4,264 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population4,264

area code1780R014

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 79% of areas4,264

Share 65+-0.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 42% of areas20.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 83% of areas77.8 %

Share foreign background-2.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 44% of areas17.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+5 % vs Karlstad · higher than 62% of areas372 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+7.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 85% of areas43.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 59% of areas68.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Karlstad · higher than 45% of areas23.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 58% of areas88.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-16.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 20% of areas25.1 %

Share rental housing+12.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 81% of areas49.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+3.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 69% of areas24.3 %

Share single-family houses-17.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 24% of areas27.6 %

Share built before 1940+8.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 80% of areas20.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 73% of areas1,611 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

2,047men

2,232women

menagewomen

0–4

107

5–9

103

10–14

126

15–19

119

136

20–24

149

189

25–29

179

184

30–34

174

145

35–39

143

133

40–44

144

129

45–49

129

117

50–54

146

131

55–59

113

100

60–64

136

102

65–69

120

70–74

135

75–79

119

80+

160

marital status

Unmarried2,642

62 %

Married989

23 %

Divorced511

12 %

Widowed127

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Kvarnberget-Sommarro-Marieberg. 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 Sweden66 in 2011 → 55 in 2024percentile 55

Population 20253,668 in 20104,264

Economic standard, medianin 2024332 tkr

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

87.3 %turnout

S36.5 %

M18.1 %

SD13.0 %

MP7.7 %

C7.0 %

V6.8 %

L5.8 %

KD4.2 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Vidöåsenurban area2.8 km Karlstadurban area3.1 km Skoghallurban area4.3 km Älvåker och Råtorpurban area4.8 km Tyeurban area5.2 km Södra Bomstadsmall locality5.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Romstad-Strand1.2 km Gruvlyckan1.7 km Orrholmen1.8 km Viken-Tyggårdsviken-Tullholmen2.0 km Våxnäs2.4 km Zakrisdal-Bergvik-Björkås2.5 km Herrhagen sydöstra-Yttre hamn2.6 km Nolgård-LövnäsHammarö2.7 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