urban area in Karlstad Municipality

Karlstad

Värmland County · 69,615 inhabitants · 3,144 ha

Short answer: Karlstad is in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County. It has 69,615 residents.

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

countyVärmland County

population69,615

area3,144 ha

scb code1780TC106

place profile

What it is like to live here

86/100 accessibility
median in the locality

Nature proximity38/100

Quiet surroundings31/100

Rurality59/100

Urbanity87/100

Family friendliness88/100

Senior friendliness89/100

nature

forest80 m

water430 m

farmland1.3 km

shoreline430 m

disturbance

major road20 m

railway1.1 km

industry590 m

power line1 km

services

grocery store650 m

school480 m

train station2.4 km

Median across 8,992 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

36,654men

37,947women

menagewomen

1,647

0–4

1,508

1,768

5–9

1,714

1,823

10–14

1,718

1,989

15–19

1,943

3,653

20–24

3,845

3,406

25–29

3,013

3,107

30–34

2,806

2,586

35–39

2,323

2,035

40–44

2,042

1,951

45–49

1,862

1,999

50–54

2,165

2,042

55–59

2,132

1,951

60–64

2,056

1,654

65–69

2,023

1,567

70–74

1,850

1,555

75–79

1,938

1,921

80+

3,009

marital status

Unmarried44,302

59 %

Married19,593

26 %

Divorced7,817

10 %

Widowed2,857

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 41 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Karlstad, 74,601 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 69,615 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

driving time

From here and away

Stockholm3 h 59 min

Gothenburg3 h 39 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

water

Lakes nearby

Sundstatjärnet8 ha40 m

Kroppkärrssjön67 ha1.5 km

Välsviktjärnet8 ha3.7 km

Vänern544,536 ha3.8 km

near here

Nearest localities

Älvåker och Råtorp3,144 inhabitants1.2 km Skoghall14,610 inhabitants3.7 km Tye392 inhabitants4.7 km Skåre5,415 inhabitants4.9 km Steffensminne149 inhabitants5.2 km Alster822 inhabitants5.2 km

associations

Associations and activities

3 more associations

Equmenia Karlstadscoutkåroutdoor life

Karlstad NSF Scoutkårscoutkåroutdoor life

Karlstads Scoutkår (Svinbäcken)scoutkåroutdoor life

Karlstads Sjöscoutkårscoutkåroutdoor life

Karlstad Airdomesporthallsports

Karlstad GKgolfsports

Karlstad Innebandyarenasporthallsports

Karlstad skateboard- och BMX-hallsporthallsports

Karlstads BK - Bågskytteidrottsplansports

Karlstads Curling Arenasporthallsports

Karlstads Ridklubbridsports

Team Sportia Karlstadsportsports

Karlstad Sjukhusbibliotekbibliotekculture

Karlstads stadsbibliotekbibliotekculture

Karlstads universitetsbibliotekbibliotekculture

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

the layers around the locality

Surroundings

natural hazards

Flood zone1.2 km

Wildfire area (since 2018)9.6 km

Potentially contaminated land332 in the locality120 m

protection & regulations

Nature reserve3.2 km

Natura 20002.2 km

National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km

Water protection area2.9 km

Habitat protection670 m

National conservation interest330 m

National heritage interest470 m

services & safety

School75 in the locality560 m

Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km

Police station1 in the locality1.2 km

Civil defence shelter677 in the locality190 m

nature & outdoors

Bathing site4 in the locality240 m

Swimming pool11 in the locality270 m

Campsite2 in the locality2.1 km

Hiking trail1.4 km

Cycle trail140 m

Floodlit track860 m

Birding site12 km

service & nöje

Restaurant125 in the locality430 m

Café20 in the locality640 m

Petrol station16 in the locality750 m

Library4 in the locality560 m

Sports hall22 in the locality310 m

Hotel19 in the locality440 m

Care home12 in the locality610 m

Recycling centre1 in the locality1.4 km

disturbance

Major road1.1 km

Railway1.1 km

Power line1.6 km

Wind turbine7.8 km

Mobile mast6 in the locality1.1 km

Military area37.3 km

below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)25 in the locality1.1 km

Quarry7.6 km

culture

Museum or landmark58 in the locality70 m

Church17 in the locality570 m

Community hall5 in the locality140 m

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

applies to the whole municipalityKarlstad Municipality

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What is it like to live in Karlstad?

98,084population

388 tkrmedian income

42.0 yearsaverage age