Nordkapp

Nordkapp had 2,945 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 621,100 in 2024, 6% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 11,536/m² on average in 2025 (25 sales). 35% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5620 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

2,945residents1 January 2026

NOK 621,100median income after taxper household, 2024

NOK 11,536/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025

0%green within 500 maverage

Nordkapp by neighbourhood

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.

Neighbourhood	Residents	67+	Under 16	Per km²	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
1. og 2. Vannsområdet	293	17%	15%	1,046	0%	6
Gjesvær	89	25%	0%	5	0%	4
Hombukt-Storbuktområdet	242	17%	13%	896	0%	23
Honningsvåg sentrum	299	26%	9%	1,993	0%	33
Honningsvåg sentrum-øvre del	419	23%	12%	2,993	0%	33
Kamøyvær	81	25%	9%	3	0%	0
Klubben-Menesområdet	310	24%	9%	2,385	0%	33
Nordvågnesområdet	240	11%	17%	1,091	0%	2
Nordvågv.-Juledagsnesområdet	453	19%	14%	2,665	0%	33
Seppoladalsområdet	231	20%	10%	164	0%	6
Skarsvåg	53	30%	0%	1	0%	4
Steinviknæringen-Magerøysundet	34	44%	0%	1	0%	0
Vestersida-Botnområdet	155	13%	21%	130	5%	2

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

People.

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

12%

aged under 16

10%

aged 16–24

32%

aged 25–49

26%

aged 50–66

21%

aged 67 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20242,951

20252,956

20262,945

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 621,100

median household income after tax

69%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school33%

Upper secondary36%

Vocational college5%

University or college, short19%

University or college, long6%

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.

1,951 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner61%

Co-operative or share owner4%

Renting35%

Homes by type of building

Detached house60%

Two-dwelling house14%

Terraced and other small houses11%

Block of flats6%

Communal housing3%

Other buildings6%

NOK 9,995/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025

25sales2025

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.

20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 0% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap

3kindergartensOpenStreetMap

3residents per km² of land892.0 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.

Around here.

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

Other municipalities in Finnmark.

Alta Berlevåg Båtsfjord Deatnu - Tana Gamvik Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino Hammerfest - Hámmerfeasta Hasvik Kárásjohka - Karasjok Lebesby Loppa Måsøy Porsanger - Porsángu - Porsanki Sør-Varanger Unjárga - Nesseby Vadsø Vardø