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area in Karlstad Municipality

Rud nordöstra

4,044 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population4,044

area code1780R019

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 76% of areas4,044

Share 65+-0.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 41% of areas20.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 40% of areas70.3 %

Share foreign background+18.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 82% of areas38.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-25 % vs Karlstad · higher than 5% of areas265 tkr

Share low economic standard+18.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 95% of areas32.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-14.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 40% of areas21.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 10% of areas55.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Karlstad · higher than 94% of areas39.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 13% of areas78.4 %

Housing

Share rental housing+40.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 95% of areas77.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 65% of areas21.9 %

Share single-family houses-45.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 1% of areas0.0 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 65% of areas1,387 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

1,944men

2,097women

menagewomen

104

0–4

101

122

5–9

130

133

10–14

116

107

15–19

105

136

20–24

117

170

25–29

157

166

30–34

175

164

35–39

145

116

40–44

140

120

45–49

111

50–54

101

55–59

113

60–64

65–69

111

70–74

75–79

115

117

80+

192

marital status

Unmarried2,413

60 %

Married932

23 %

Divorced521

13 %

Widowed181

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Rud nordöstra. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden11 in 2011 → 7 in 2024percentile 7

Population 20253,847 in 20104,044

Economic standard, medianin 2024231 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

77.1 %turnout

S42.5 %

SD19.5 %

M12.3 %

V9.2 %

MP4.4 %

KD4.0 %

C3.4 %

L2.8 %

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 82% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Karlstadurban area2.2 km Älvåker och Råtorpurban area2.2 km Steffensminnesmall locality3.9 km Gräsåssmall locality5.5 km Alsterurban area5.6 km Skåreurban area6.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra1.2 km Kroppkärr-Lorensberg-Välsviken1.2 km Norrstrand1.4 km Sundsta-Hagaborg1.9 km Råtorp2.0 km Kronoparken centrala2.3 km Kronoparken norra2.5 km Tingvallastaden-Haga2.6 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