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Hemnes

Hemnes had 4,486 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 637,500 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 15,817/m² on average in 2025 (48 sales). 24% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1832 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
4,486residents1 January 2026
NOK 637,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 15,817/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
34%green within 500 maverage
Hemnes by neighbourhood
Map of Hemnes: 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 14 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
Atterbrand-Sund-Høines8729%16%490%0
Bakklandet977%25%321%1
Bleikvasslia32129%12%189%3
Breivika-Bjerkadal11721%15%010%0
Brygfjelldalen13720%15%275%1
Finneid vest18618%17%1022%5
Finneid øst24019%19%1062%5
Juvika17116%18%37238%2
Korgen80918%17%1843%12
Lapphella-Skjæran36423%12%6623%10
Leirskardalen12523%16%158%1
Odden-Myra80327%17%69812%10
Olderneset39332%13%2134%12
Valla-Lillebjerka58021%18%2711%7

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20164,486
20174,524
20184,503
20194,501
20204,454
20214,428
20224,420
20234,459
20244,485
20254,485
20264,486

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 637,500
median household income after tax
63%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school30%
Upper secondary42%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long5%
Unknown or none completed0%

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.

2,384 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting24%

Homes by type of building

Detached house80%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings1%
NOK 13,675/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
48sales2025

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.

8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 34% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
6kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3residents per km² of land1,430.0 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 Hemnes, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hemnes (8734952080)
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Hemnes (8734952080)
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Grønfjellet
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Grønfjellet
Photo: trolvag · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sjøgata
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Sjøgata
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