Karlstad
Karlstad had 99,007 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 345,000 in 2024, 5% above the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 3,543,000 on average in 2025 (511 sales). The population has grown by 9.8% since 2016.
Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · Statistics Sweden, DeSO and RegSO 2025 boundaries (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
All 31 neighbourhood areas.
Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.
| Area | Residents | Income | Rented | Co-op flats | Owned | 65+ | Employed | Green 500 m | Services 15 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alster-Skattkärr-Skattkärrs omland | 4,289 | SEK 392,000 | 10% | 10% | 81% | 19% | 89% | 42% | 15 |
| Edsgatan norra-Vallargärdet-Vallargärdets omland | 1,861 | SEK 395,000 | 4% | 0% | 96% | 21% | 89% | 59% | 4 |
| Edsvalla-Karlstads västra landsbygd | 2,094 | SEK 355,000 | 15% | 0% | 85% | 25% | 84% | 40% | 8 |
| Färjestad-Järpetan-Rud sydvästra | 3,848 | SEK 376,000 | 47% | 29% | 24% | 26% | 85% | 26% | 94 |
| Gruvlyckan | 1,960 | SEK 252,000 | 62% | 38% | 0% | 21% | 70% | 14% | 108 |
| Herrhagen nordvästra-Lamberget-Sjöstad | 3,322 | SEK 316,000 | 60% | 33% | 8% | 21% | 80% | 14% | 204 |
| Herrhagen sydöstra-Yttre hamn | 3,524 | SEK 354,000 | 51% | 43% | 6% | 23% | 84% | 15% | 188 |
| Hultsberg-Gustavsberg | 4,042 | SEK 384,000 | 9% | 3% | 88% | 26% | 90% | 38% | 66 |
| Klara-Sandbäcken-Sanna | 2,015 | SEK 373,000 | 56% | 42% | 2% | 20% | 84% | 13% | 228 |
| Kronoparken centrala | 3,585 | SEK 208,000 | 95% | 5% | 0% | 9% | 56% | 32% | 125 |
| Kronoparken norra | 4,040 | SEK 241,000 | 85% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 53% | 34% | 126 |
| Kronoparken östra | 1,879 | SEK 272,000 | 64% | 2% | 35% | 18% | 57% | 41% | 103 |
| Kroppkärr-Lorensberg-Välsviken | 3,572 | SEK 392,000 | 3% | 7% | 90% | 18% | 90% | 40% | 72 |
| Kvarnberget-Sommarro-Marieberg | 4,264 | SEK 357,000 | 59% | 27% | 14% | 21% | 83% | 11% | 233 |
| Molkom-Blombacka | 2,130 | SEK 292,000 | 21% | 26% | 53% | 28% | 76% | 17% | 31 |
| Norrstrand | 3,484 | SEK 329,000 | 46% | 42% | 12% | 20% | 82% | 11% | 79 |
| Orrholmen | 1,889 | SEK 284,000 | 76% | 22% | 2% | 31% | 72% | 16% | 169 |
| Romstad-Strand | 1,852 | SEK 471,000 | 45% | 14% | 41% | 19% | 88% | 13% | 115 |
| Rud nordöstra | 4,044 | SEK 253,000 | 74% | 26% | 0% | 21% | 69% | 40% | 96 |
| Råtorp | 2,670 | SEK 425,000 | 9% | 43% | 48% | 20% | 91% | 17% | 36 |
| Skåre centrala-Ilanda-Stodene | 3,684 | SEK 376,000 | 21% | 1% | 78% | 18% | 91% | 33% | 37 |
| Skåre omland | 1,478 | SEK 365,000 | 6% | 0% | 94% | 20% | 88% | 79% | 20 |
| Skåreberget-Älvåker | 2,251 | SEK 430,000 | 2% | 19% | 79% | 16% | 91% | 19% | 19 |
| Stockfallet-Edsgatan södra-Steffensminne | 2,870 | SEK 411,000 | 2% | 29% | 69% | 11% | 93% | 50% | 37 |
| Sundsta-Hagaborg | 3,809 | SEK 391,000 | 57% | 36% | 7% | 34% | 82% | 14% | 96 |
| Tingvallastaden-Haga | 5,430 | SEK 349,000 | 60% | 40% | 0% | 24% | 82% | 11% | 232 |
| Viken-Tyggårdsviken-Tullholmen | 6,184 | SEK 396,000 | 58% | 42% | 0% | 21% | 85% | 11% | 225 |
| Väse-Karlstads östra landsbygd | 3,757 | SEK 329,000 | 9% | 0% | 91% | 26% | 86% | 70% | 9 |
| Vålberg-Norsbron | 3,085 | SEK 286,000 | 21% | 15% | 65% | 26% | 75% | 38% | 14 |
| Våxnäs | 3,747 | SEK 256,000 | 71% | 27% | 2% | 20% | 69% | 15% | 101 |
| Zakrisdal-Bergvik-Björkås | 2,340 | SEK 442,000 | 33% | 25% | 41% | 21% | 87% | 49% | 41 |
Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
People.
Age and households on 31 December 2025, next to the figure for Värmland County.
51,317 households
Population on 31 December
Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)
Income and work.
Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.
Education, aged 25–65
Net income is the sum of all taxable and tax-free income minus tax, for registered residents aged 20 and over, at 2024 prices.
Low economic standard means a household’s disposable income per consumption unit is below 60 per cent of the national median; high economic standard means it is more than twice the median. It describes incomes, not what an area is like to live in.
Employment and unemployment come from Statistics Sweden’s annual register of labour-market status and can differ from the Labour Force Survey.
Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)
Homes.
55,507 homes by tenure, 2025.
Average sale price of houses for permanent living
Prices cover registered sales of houses for permanent living (one- and two-dwelling houses) during the year, and depend on which houses happen to be sold.
Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)
Everyday life.
105 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.
Services and green space are measured from each DeSO area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and facilities within 500 metres. Larger areas show a population-weighted average.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Around here.
Photographs taken near Karlstad, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.
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