Herøy (Nordland)

Herøy (Nordland) had 1,874 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 626,400 in 2024, 4% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 22,971/m² on average in 2025 (11 sales). 27% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 7.5% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1818 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

1,874residents1 January 2026

NOK 626,400median income after taxper household, 2024

NOK 22,971/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025

11%green within 500 maverage

Herøy (Nordland) 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 9 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
Brasøy	38	66%	0%	7	1%	2
Husvær	40	68%	0%	7	0%	0
Indre Øksningen	59	22%	15%	13	0%	0
Nord-Herøy	229	22%	14%	23	0%	0
Seløy	141	30%	14%	86	8%	4
Silvalen	686	15%	22%	249	19%	34
Sør-Herøy	471	20%	17%	72	14%	28
Tenna	96	19%	17%	17	0%	2
Ytre Øksningen	81	19%	19%	19	0%	1

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

People.

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

17%

aged under 16

aged 16–24

30%

aged 25–49

23%

aged 50–66

22%

aged 67 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,743

20171,788

20181,790

20191,780

20201,777

20211,793

20221,825

20231,839

20241,842

20251,888

20261,874

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 626,400

median household income after tax

65%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school34%

Upper secondary39%

Vocational college4%

University or college, short18%

University or college, long4%

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.

937 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner71%

Co-operative or share owner2%

Renting27%

Homes by type of building

Detached house82%

Two-dwelling house5%

Terraced and other small houses5%

Block of flats5%

Communal housing1%

Other buildings1%

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; 11% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap

4kindergartensOpenStreetMap

29residents per km² of land64.0 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 Herøy (Nordland), shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Herøy (Nordland)

All 9 neighbourhoods.

People.

Population on 1 January

Income and work.

Education, aged 16 and over

Homes.

Households by tenure, 2025

Homes by type of building

Everyday life.

Around here.

Other municipalities in Nordland.