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Øvre Eiker

Øvre Eiker had 20,965 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 681,500 in 2024, 3% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 36,439/m² on average in 2025 (294 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 0.9% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3314 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
20,965residents1 January 2026
NOK 681,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 36,439/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
24%green within 500 maverage
Øvre Eiker by neighbourhood
Map of Øvre Eiker: 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 36 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
Borge23316%22%651%1
Brekke12913%15%660%0
Darbu89915%19%5421%16
Dramdal25819%13%1585%0
Fjerdingstad20218%9%1394%0
Flesaker62319%17%2408%39
Gamle Hokksund-Lerberg1,11117%21%2,22211%77
Gressbanen-Aker32619%16%1393%43
Gunhildrud7920%20%416%1
Hals-Skara34921%22%1696%0
Hokksund omegn67816%18%3542%27
Hokksund sentrum-Frognes1,31732%10%2,0907%86
Horne28425%12%3130%0
Island95621%16%2467%43
Kantum-Hoen56916%13%63912%76
Loesmoen nord1,00319%17%7163%41
Loesmoen syd97425%12%1,6235%44
Lurdalen7422%8%481%0
Mastebogen4819%15%297%0
Muggerud11723%8%1069%0
Ormåsen2,1626%26%1,18842%24
Røkkeberg1,19915%17%2204%45
Røren96619%17%1,27125%9
Røren-Åsgård24722%11%3829%2
Sem24810%17%2146%8
Semsmoen-Sundmoen1,20617%18%5387%76
Sentrum nord-Hellefoss52115%17%74411%80
Skar17215%11%1674%0
Skogen16716%21%856%3
Skotselv82614%18%16824%16
Stormoen-Bakke33216%15%2878%13
Sønju-Sluten8623%12%5100%0
Ullern-Hobbelstad86314%20%54610%78
Varlo41018%17%1497%1
Vendelborg50515%17%1,62923%4
Vestfossen76820%16%5305%43

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

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202420,779
202520,861
202620,965

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 681,500
median household income after tax
67%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary39%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long7%
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.

9,594 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner73%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house63%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses10%
Block of flats15%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings2%
NOK 26,362/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 35,279/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 49,288/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
294sales2025

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.

39 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 24% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
24kindergartensOpenStreetMap
50residents per km² of land418.0 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 Øvre Eiker, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hokksund station
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Hokksund station
Photo: User:Mahlum · Public domain
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Ovre Eiker council offices
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Ovre Eiker council offices
Photo: User:Mahlum · Public domain
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Hokksund Railway Station TRS 061213 002
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Hokksund Railway Station TRS 061213 002
Photo: Trond Strandsberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
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