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Hábmer - Hamarøy

Hábmer - Hamarøy had 2,808 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 624,000 in 2024, 4% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 14,762/m² on average in 2025 (11 sales). 31% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.5% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 1875 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,808residents1 January 2026
NOK 624,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 14,762/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
45%green within 500 maverage
Hábmer - Hamarøy by neighbourhood
Map of Hábmer - Hamarøy: 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 17 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
Buvåg3037%0%20%0
Drag43222%14%1742%12
Hamsund3534%9%465%2
Helland6716%10%474%1
Helland - Tysfjorden32920%18%552%1
Innhavet20427%15%558%8
Korsnes6849%9%39%1
Lilandsås4732%11%376%0
Nes3625%25%635%0
Oppeid65419%18%1852%15
Røsvik7332%16%457%0
Skutvik22129%14%1811%8
Storjord14327%4%740%1
Sørkil4139%7%169%0
Tranøy5924%12%1810%3
Ulvsvåg22324%18%839%3
Vassbotn3030%10%267%0

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

People.

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

14%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
25%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20202,766
20212,701
20222,708
20232,682
20242,729
20252,786
20262,808

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 624,000
median household income after tax
62%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school30%
Upper secondary37%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short20%
University or college, long9%
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.

1,780 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner69%
Renting31%

Homes by type of building

Detached house82%
Two-dwelling house3%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats2%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings5%
NOK 14,762/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
11sales2025

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.

7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 45% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
6kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2residents per km² of land1,838.0 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 Hábmer - Hamarøy, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Knut Hamsun videregående skole
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Knut Hamsun videregående skole
Photo: TorbjørnS · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Skogheim gård (Hamarøy)
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Skogheim gård (Hamarøy)
Photo: TorbjørnS · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Hamarøy kirke-01
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Hamarøy kirke-01
Photo: TorbjørnS · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Nordland.