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area in Karlstad Municipality

Viken-Tyggårdsviken-Tullholmen

6,184 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

population6,184

area code1780R027

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 92% of areas6,184

Share 65+0.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 43% of areas21.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.1 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 86% of areas78.4 %

Share foreign background-4.6 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 36% of areas15.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+7 % vs Karlstad · higher than 65% of areas376 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 81% of areas39.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+15.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 83% of areas75.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Karlstad · higher than 13% of areas14.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 73% of areas90.2 %

Housing

Share rental housing+18.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 85% of areas55.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+20.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 86% of areas41.3 %

Share single-family houses-44.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 6% of areas0.7 %

Share built before 1940-8.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 24% of areas3.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 90% of areas2,300 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

3,007men

3,176women

menagewomen

0–4

104

5–9

10–14

15–19

424

20–24

561

490

25–29

475

371

30–34

297

223

35–39

133

111

40–44

114

45–49

141

50–54

151

150

55–59

169

159

60–64

176

119

65–69

168

118

70–74

147

138

75–79

197

161

80+

239

marital status

Unmarried3,946

64 %

Married1,417

23 %

Divorced594

10 %

Widowed228

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Viken-Tyggårdsviken-Tullholmen. 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 Sweden72 in 2011 → 85 in 2024percentile 85

Population 20251,733 in 20106,184

Economic standard, medianin 2024352 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

89.5 %turnout

S32.1 %

M26.6 %

SD14.2 %

C6.3 %

L5.8 %

KD5.5 %

V4.7 %

MP3.8 %

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 70% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Karlstadurban area2.0 km Tyeurban area3.7 km Vidöåsenurban area4.4 km Älvåker och Råtorpurban area4.5 km Skoghallurban area4.6 km Hagetsmall locality5.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Herrhagen sydöstra-Yttre hamn630 m Orrholmen760 m Tingvallastaden-Haga1.6 km Kvarnberget-Sommarro-Marieberg2.0 km Sundsta-Hagaborg2.4 km Romstad-Strand2.5 km Norrstrand2.7 km Nolgård-LövnäsHammarö2.8 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