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Gjerstad

Gjerstad had 2,502 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 600,300 in 2024, 9% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 18,549/m² on average in 2025 (17 sales). 24% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 3.0% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4211 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,502residents1 January 2026
NOK 600,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 18,549/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
69%green within 500 maverage
Gjerstad by neighbourhood
Map of Gjerstad: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 13 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Brokeland47633%13%8458%14
Eikeland7527%4%1150%1
Eskeland20518%21%7100%0
Fiane29223%15%1859%1
Gjerstad24127%14%24346%6
Gryting18716%14%885%0
Holte12926%16%599%0
Lunden17819%11%851%1
Løite13621%15%378%1
Mostad19519%12%2693%0
Sunde17917%21%959%6
Sundebru10314%19%5564%6
Ulltveit9914%14%888%0

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Agder.

15%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20202,428
20212,430
20222,427
20232,421
20242,444
20252,492
20262,502

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 600,300
median household income after tax
63%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school31%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short16%
University or college, long4%
Unknown or none completed1%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

1,337 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting24%

Homes by type of building

Detached house81%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses9%
Block of flats1%
Communal housing0%
Other buildings5%
NOK 14,910/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
17sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 69% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
8residents per km² of land308.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Gjerstad, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Psittacus erithacus -Norway -pet-8a
Photo: Ernst Vikne · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Fishy snack
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Fishy snack
Photo: Ernst Vikne · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Scania K 320 IB4x2NB - Higer A30 - Agder Buss
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Scania K 320 IB4x2NB - Higer A30 - Agder Buss
Photo: Øyvind Berg · CC BY-SA 4.0
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