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area in Karlstad Municipality

Våxnäs

3,747 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population3,747

area code1780R029

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 areas3,747

Share 65+-0.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 39% of areas20.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 70% of areas75.2 %

Share foreign background+29.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 89% of areas48.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-23 % vs Karlstad · higher than 6% of areas270 tkr

Share low economic standard+16.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 93% of areas30.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-18.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 20% of areas17.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 24% of areas60.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Karlstad · higher than 90% of areas37.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-10.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 9% of areas75.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-39.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 4% of areas2.2 %

Share rental housing+36.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 93% of areas73.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+3.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 68% of areas23.5 %

Share single-family houses-43.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 8% of areas2.2 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 59% of areas1,281 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

1,816men

1,926women

menagewomen

106

0–4

112

5–9

121

104

10–14

104

101

15–19

119

20–24

112

179

25–29

155

173

30–34

153

142

35–39

137

125

40–44

124

122

45–49

50–54

55–59

102

60–64

65–69

123

70–74

75–79

80+

180

marital status

Unmarried2,146

57 %

Married902

24 %

Divorced531

14 %

Widowed173

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Våxnäs. 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 Sweden8 in 2011 → 6 in 2024percentile 6

Population 20253,189 in 20103,747

Economic standard, medianin 2024234 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

74.2 %turnout

S43.4 %

SD20.8 %

V11.1 %

M10.6 %

C3.6 %

KD3.4 %

MP3.2 %

L2.1 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Karlstadurban area2.2 km Älvåker och Råtorpurban area2.6 km Vidöåsenurban area5.0 km Finterudsmall locality5.7 km Södra Bomstadsmall locality5.8 km Skåreurban area5.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Klara-Sandbäcken-Sanna920 m Gruvlyckan1.2 km Romstad-Strand1.3 km Hultsberg-Gustavsberg1.9 km Sundsta-Hagaborg2.2 km Tingvallastaden-Haga2.3 km Kvarnberget-Sommarro-Marieberg2.4 km Råtorp2.4 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