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Øksnes

Øksnes had 4,613 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 597,200 in 2024, 8% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 18,078/m² on average in 2025 (45 sales). 32% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1868 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
4,613residents1 January 2026
NOK 597,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 18,078/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
14%green within 500 maverage
Øksnes by neighbourhood
Map of Øksnes: 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 16 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
Alsvåg43223%19%3314%8
Elvenes-Holmbakken-Lien11418%11%478%0
Gisløy7415%16%131%1
Husjord14924%10%110%0
Høydal-Kråknes6128%15%40%0
Klo9721%10%94%1
Meløy-Indstøy7822%14%270%0
Myre øvre og nedre45218%14%2840%1
Myre-Høydal1,77521%17%2998%29
Nyksund310%19%130%3
Romset10221%13%323%0
Sommarøy57816%14%1834%3
Steinland-Bollvåg-Gullvik5112%8%330%0
Strengelvåg26820%14%142%3
Sørvågen18517%14%249%0
Toftenes10224%10%1079%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.

15%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20164,529
20174,580
20184,541
20194,449
20204,410
20214,416
20224,458
20234,533
20244,569
20254,628
20264,613

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 597,200
median household income after tax
64%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school36%
Upper secondary37%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short17%
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.

2,388 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner68%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting32%

Homes by type of building

Detached house80%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses4%
Block of flats4%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings4%
NOK 14,317/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
45sales2025

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.

13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
6kindergartensOpenStreetMap
15residents per km² of land311.0 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 Øksnes, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Myre kirke 2006
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Myre kirke 2006
Photo: author named on the file page · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Zenit 122 (2167920575)
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Zenit 122 (2167920575)
Photo: Br0m from Oslo, Norway · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Øksnes, Norway 2023-07-13 (01)
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Øksnes, Norway 2023-07-13 (01)
Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0
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