area in Karlstad Municipality

Molkom-Blombacka

2,130 inhabitants · Average
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Facts

municipalityKarlstad
population2,130
area code1780R015

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 41% of areas2,130
Share 65++6.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 78% of areas27.9 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 47% of areas71.6 %
Share foreign background-5.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 33% of areas14.3 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-14 % vs Karlstad · higher than 17% of areas301 tkr
Share low economic standard+5.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-10.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 51% of areas25.0 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-4.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 12% of areas55.8 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Karlstad · higher than 87% of areas35.0 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-0.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 39% of areas85.6 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+25.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 50% of areas66.8 %
Share rental housing-25.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 38% of areas11.6 %
Share of housing co-ops-3.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 58% of areas17.1 %
Share single-family houses+27.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 51% of areas72.8 %
Share built before 1940+2.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 62% of areas14.2 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 49% of areas1,094 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

1,048men
1,080women
menagewomen
40
0–4
40
58
5–9
48
65
10–14
67
49
15–19
51
50
20–24
37
43
25–29
45
62
30–34
62
72
35–39
81
72
40–44
62
69
45–49
48
65
50–54
68
58
55–59
79
70
60–64
70
68
65–69
52
63
70–74
62
53
75–79
56
91
80+
152
marital status
Unmarried1,148
54 %
Married595
28 %
Divorced241
11 %
Widowed145
7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Molkom-Blombacka. 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 20243 · Average
Relative position in Sweden27 in 2011 → 22 in 2024percentile 22
Population 20252,163 in 20102,130
Economic standard, medianin 2024280 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

85.2 %turnout
S31.2 %
SD24.4 %
M13.9 %
C6.7 %
V6.1 %
MP6.0 %
KD5.9 %
L3.8 %

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. Here 87% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Blombackasmall locality1.8 kmMolkomurban area2.0 kmReparetorpsmall locality4.2 kmÖsterängarnasmall locality4.9 kmSutterhöjdensmall locality9.7 kmSvedenässmall locality12 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Väse-Karlstads östra landsbygd12 kmEdsgatan norra-Vallargärdet-Vallargärdets omland16 kmDeje-DejeforsForshaga16 kmForshaga omlandForshaga16 kmForshaga-SkivedForshaga17 kmFilipstad södraFilipstad18 kmAlster-Skattkärr-Skattkärrs omland20 kmStockfallet-Edsgatan södra-Steffensminne23 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
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