Statistics from SCB
Economy in Karlstad
Värmlands län
Median earned income, income inequality and low economic standard in Karlstad, compared with Sweden. Statistics from SCB.
Economy
Median earned income
Half have a lower and half have a higher annual income.
Before tax · age 20+ · registered for the full year · income year 2024
Total
Karlstad
SEK 352,400
Sweden
SEK 359,200
SEK 6,800 below Sweden
Women
Karlstad
SEK 313,600
Sweden
SEK 318,300
SEK 4,700 below Sweden
Men
Karlstad
SEK 396,300
Sweden
SEK 404,400
SEK 8,100 below Sweden
Earned income includes employment and business income, pensions and taxable benefits. SCB's full-year population covers people registered in Sweden throughout the year in households with disposable income other than SEK 0.
Source: SCB · TAB3554. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.
Income distribution
Disposable income including capital gains
Income inequality
The Gini coefficient ranges from 0, where income is distributed completely evenly, to 1, where distribution is completely uneven.
Karlstad
0.288
Sweden
0.314
0.026 below Sweden
Low economic standard
Share of people living in households with an economic standard below 60% of the national median. It is a relative measure that follows the median income, not a fixed threshold for essential expenses.
Karlstad
14.2%
Sweden
13.1%
1.1 percentage points above Sweden
Source: SCB · TAB1121. Reference year 2024 · SCB updated January 20, 2026.