area in Karlstad Municipality

Stockfallet-Edsgatan södra-Steffensminne

2,870 inhabitants · Very good conditions
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Facts

municipalityKarlstad
population2,870
area code1780R024

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 57% of areas2,870
Share 65+-10.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 4% of areas10.5 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 82% of areas77.5 %
Share foreign background-4.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 37% of areas15.2 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+28 % vs Karlstad · higher than 91% of areas451 tkr
Share low economic standard-11.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 2% of areas3.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+14.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 91% of areas50.3 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+8.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 60% of areas69.0 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Karlstad · higher than 7% of areas12.4 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+5.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 83% of areas91.4 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+28.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 53% of areas69.7 %
Share rental housing-36.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 2% of areas0.6 %
Share of housing co-ops+9.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 76% of areas29.3 %
Share single-family houses+52.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 96% of areas97.7 %
Share built before 1940-8.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 20% of areas2.9 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 55% of areas1,195 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

1,439men
1,426women
menagewomen
130
0–4
135
149
5–9
173
151
10–14
122
99
15–19
90
33
20–24
27
22
25–29
37
107
30–34
135
151
35–39
155
123
40–44
121
107
45–49
104
81
50–54
72
83
55–59
68
50
60–64
40
39
65–69
45
37
70–74
27
41
75–79
37
36
80+
38
marital status
Unmarried1,684
59 %
Married1,012
35 %
Divorced136
5 %
Widowed33
1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Stockfallet-Edsgatan södra-Steffensminne. 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 20251,444 in 20102,870
Economic standard, medianin 2024352 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

90.8 %turnout
S34.5 %
M22.7 %
SD14.3 %
C7.9 %
L5.7 %
MP5.5 %
V4.8 %
KD4.4 %

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 89% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Steffensminnesmall locality780 mGräsåssmall locality3.4 kmAlsterurban area4.6 kmÄlvåker och Råtorpurban area4.8 kmVallargärdeturban area5.1 kmKarlstadurban area5.3 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kronoparken norra1.9 kmKronoparken centrala2.5 kmKronoparken östra2.6 kmKroppkärr-Lorensberg-Välsviken3.1 kmRud nordöstra3.1 kmFärjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra3.4 kmNorrstrand4.3 kmRåtorp4.7 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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