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Snippen

Snippen (Bodø) had 372 residents on 1 January 2026. 19% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 9% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 217 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 22% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18040112 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
372residents1 January 2026
19%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
5,314residents per km² of landdensity
11%green within 500 maverage
Snippen · BodøSnippen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bodø with Snippen highlighted

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

People.

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

9%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
40%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016306
2017363
2018383
2019386
2020382
2021397
2022405
2023422
2024405
2025381
2026372

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

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

The whole municipality.

Figures for Bodø as a whole.

NOK 689,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 48,899/m²average price per m²2025
72%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

217 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 11% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops12
Bakeries3
Pharmacies4
Doctors3
Dentists11
Cafés and pubs16
Restaurants18
Parks17
Playgrounds26
Sports pitches17
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries0
Kindergartens17
Bus stops22
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
260 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
5,314residents per km² of land0.1 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). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Snippen and the nearest neighbourhoods in Bodø, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
A. G. Johnsons vei30415%22%6,0804%176
Alsgård 11,20712%24%3,77216%114
Alsgård 21684%20%2,40011%112
Alstad 193516%18%2,33814%97
Alstad 23387%16%4,22520%93
Aspmyra9427%7%1,3437%220
Aspåsen25322%13%1,4886%218
Bertnes1,7038%16%67822%99
Snippen37219%9%5,31411%217

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

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