area in Karlstad Municipality

Orrholmen

1,889 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population1,889

area code1780R017

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 32% of areas1,889

Share 65++10.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 89% of areas31.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 53% of areas72.6 %

Share foreign background+12.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 77% of areas32.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-17 % vs Karlstad · higher than 13% of areas291 tkr

Share low economic standard+8.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 85% of areas22.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 66% of areas31.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-9.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 5% of areas50.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Karlstad · higher than 67% of areas28.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 23% of areas82.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-38.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 5% of areas2.8 %

Share rental housing+36.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 93% of areas74.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 67% of areas23.2 %

Share single-family houses-36.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 14% of areas9.0 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 16% of areas688 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

933men

951women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

133

marital status

Unmarried970

51 %

Married538

29 %

Divorced267

14 %

Widowed111

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Orrholmen. 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 Sweden30 in 2011 → 17 in 2024percentile 17

Population 20251,739 in 20101,889

Economic standard, medianin 2024265 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

80.9 %turnout

S44.1 %

SD14.9 %

M13.2 %

V8.8 %

MP5.1 %

L4.2 %

KD4.0 %

C3.6 %

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 area2.8 km Tyeurban area3.4 km Vidöåsenurban area3.8 km Skoghallurban area3.8 km Älvåker och Råtorpurban area5.2 km Östanåssmall locality5.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Viken-Tyggårdsviken-Tullholmen760 m Herrhagen sydöstra-Yttre hamn1.2 km Kvarnberget-Sommarro-Marieberg1.8 km Nolgård-LövnäsHammarö2.0 km Tingvallastaden-Haga2.3 km Romstad-Strand2.7 km Sundsta-Hagaborg3.1 km Gruvlyckan3.2 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