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area in Karlstad Municipality

Norrstrand

3,484 inhabitants · Good conditions

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Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population3,484

area code1780R016

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 67% of areas3,484

Share 65+-1.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 38% of areas20.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+5.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 95% of areas81.1 %

Share foreign background-6.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 29% of areas13.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Karlstad · higher than 49% of areas352 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 76% of areas36.5 %

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 35% of areas20.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 51% of areas87.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-19.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 18% of areas21.4 %

Share rental housing+3.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 74% of areas40.5 %

Share of housing co-ops+16.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 83% of areas36.5 %

Share single-family houses-22.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 21% of areas22.6 %

Share built before 1940+10.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 83% of areas22.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 71% of areas1,535 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

1,710men

1,782women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

165

20–24

180

195

25–29

165

160

30–34

134

35–39

40–44

107

45–49

105

100

50–54

108

101

55–59

123

100

60–64

111

65–69

70–74

102

75–79

80+

137

marital status

Unmarried2,198

63 %

Married724

21 %

Divorced431

12 %

Widowed130

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Norrstrand. 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 Sweden68 in 2011 → 48 in 2024percentile 48

Population 20253,487 in 20103,484

Economic standard, medianin 2024316 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

86.8 %turnout

S36.2 %

M19.4 %

SD16.2 %

C6.4 %

L5.4 %

V5.2 %

MP5.1 %

KD4.9 %

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 47% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Karlstadurban area1.1 km Älvåker och Råtorpurban area2.7 km Steffensminnesmall locality5.0 km Tyeurban area5.4 km Alsterurban area5.7 km Gräsåssmall locality6.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sundsta-Hagaborg970 m Tingvallastaden-Haga1.4 km Rud nordöstra1.4 km Kroppkärr-Lorensberg-Välsviken1.4 km Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra2.3 km Herrhagen sydöstra-Yttre hamn2.4 km Råtorp2.4 km Kronoparken centrala2.6 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