area in Karlstad Municipality

Vålberg-Norsbron

3,085 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population3,085

area code1780R028

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 61% of areas3,085

Share 65++4.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 69% of areas25.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-7.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 29% of areas68.0 %

Share foreign background+1.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 57% of areas21.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-13 % vs Karlstad · higher than 20% of areas308 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-20.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 9% of areas14.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 32% of areas62.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Karlstad · higher than 93% of areas38.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 17% of areas80.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+35.5 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 61% of areas76.8 %

Share rental housing-26.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 37% of areas10.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-9.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 46% of areas11.3 %

Share single-family houses+35.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 60% of areas80.6 %

Share built before 1940-7.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 26% of areas4.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 77% of areas1,707 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

1,565men

1,518women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

104

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

121

35–39

40–44

45–49

105

50–54

106

108

55–59

112

116

60–64

112

65–69

70–74

75–79

114

80+

146

marital status

Unmarried1,689

55 %

Married923

30 %

Divorced329

11 %

Widowed151

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Vålberg-Norsbron. 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 Sweden13 in 2011 → 18 in 2024percentile 18

Population 20253,173 in 20103,085

Economic standard, medianin 2024283 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

83.2 %turnout

S35.9 %

SD32.2 %

M14.6 %

V4.5 %

KD3.8 %

C3.5 %

L2.3 %

MP2.2 %

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 69% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Vålbergurban area1.2 km Norsbronurban area1.5 km Gökhöjdensmall locality3.0 km Edsvallaurban area4.7 km Edsvalla Övre bruketurban area5.9 km Åshammarsmall locality6.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

KarlbergGrums6.0 km Orrby-GrönbergGrums7.6 km Gamla SlottsbronGrums7.8 km Edsvalla-Karlstads västra landsbygd8.1 km SlottsbronGrums10 km Borgvik-Värmskog-SkruvstadGrums11 km Skåre omland11 km LersätterKil13 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