area in Karlstad Municipality

Väse-Karlstads östra landsbygd

3,757 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population3,757

area code1780R030

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 72% of areas3,757

Share 65++5.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 71% of areas26.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-7.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 29% of areas67.9 %

Share foreign background-11.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 7% of areas7.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Karlstad · higher than 43% of areas344 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-11.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 50% of areas24.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+11.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 70% of areas71.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Karlstad · higher than 52% of areas24.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 69% of areas89.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+50.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 85% of areas91.7 %

Share rental housing-32.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 19% of areas4.3 %

Share single-family houses+47.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 80% of areas92.6 %

Share built before 1940+11.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 86% of areas23.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 92% of areas2,491 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

1,965men

1,791women

menagewomen

0–4

104

131

5–9

109

105

10–14

112

15–19

20–24

25–29

106

30–34

111

136

35–39

126

118

40–44

118

108

45–49

117

50–54

164

55–59

138

146

60–64

149

165

65–69

127

142

70–74

130

103

75–79

117

80+

101

marital status

Unmarried1,989

53 %

Married1,273

34 %

Divorced371

10 %

Widowed122

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Väse-Karlstads östra landsbygd. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden40 in 2011 → 52 in 2024percentile 52

Population 20253,582 in 20103,757

Economic standard, medianin 2024314 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

89.0 %turnout

S27.4 %

SD27.1 %

M16.1 %

C8.7 %

KD7.6 %

V5.0 %

MP4.2 %

L3.0 %

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 52% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Sutterhöjdensmall locality8.2 km Reparetorpsmall locality11 km Vesmall locality11 km Blombackasmall locality12 km Vångsmall locality12 km Österängarnasmall locality13 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Molkom-Blombacka12 km Alster-Skattkärr-Skattkärrs omland15 km Edsgatan norra-Vallargärdet-Vallargärdets omland17 km Kronoparken östra21 km Kristinehamn norra omlandKristinehamn21 km Storfors centralortStorfors21 km Stockfallet-Edsgatan södra-Steffensminne21 km Kronoparken norra22 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