area in Karlstad Municipality

Skåreberget-Älvåker

2,251 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population2,251

area code1780R023

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 44% of areas2,251

Share 65+-5.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 17% of areas15.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 42% of areas70.7 %

Share foreign background-13.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 2% of areas5.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+33 % vs Karlstad · higher than 94% of areas470 tkr

Share low economic standard-11.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 2% of areas3.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+16.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 93% of areas51.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-11.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 4% of areas48.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Karlstad · higher than 13% of areas14.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+9.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 99% of areas94.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+42.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 70% of areas83.7 %

Share rental housing-36.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 3% of areas0.9 %

Share of housing co-ops-5.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 54% of areas15.0 %

Share single-family houses+53.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 98% of areas98.7 %

Share built before 1940-9.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 19% of areas2.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 48% of areas1,073 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

1,119men

1,135women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

106

10–14

110

15–19

109

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

100

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,226

55 %

Married822

37 %

Divorced145

6 %

Widowed50

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Skåreberget-Älvåker. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden98 in 2011 → 98 in 2024percentile 98

Population 20252,282 in 20102,251

Economic standard, medianin 2024377 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

93.8 %turnout

S34.3 %

M20.9 %

SD12.3 %

C9.7 %

MP7.5 %

L6.4 %

KD5.4 %

V2.9 %

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 76% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Älvåker och Råtorpurban area2.1 km Skåreurban area2.3 km Finterudsmall locality4.4 km Karlstadurban area4.5 km Brånesmall locality4.6 km Rudsmall locality5.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Råtorp2.3 km Skåre centrala-Ilanda-Stodene2.7 km Klara-Sandbäcken-Sanna2.8 km Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra3.1 km Hultsberg-Gustavsberg3.5 km Våxnäs3.6 km Rud nordöstra4.2 km Sundsta-Hagaborg4.2 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