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Vevelstad

Vevelstad had 477 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 642,900 in 2024, in line with the county level. 22% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 5.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1816 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
477residents1 January 2026
NOK 642,900median income after taxper household, 2024
1resident per km² of landdensity
16%green within 500 maverage
Vevelstad by neighbourhood
Map of Vevelstad: 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 3 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
Brødløs-Høyholm5330%19%10%0
Vevelstad33227%17%1119%11
Visthus-Stokka4848%15%016%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.

18%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
30%
aged 67 and over
10%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016507
2017528
2018506
2019497
2020462
2021465
2022462
2023454
2024480
2025470
2026477

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 642,900
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long6%
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.

311 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner78%
Renting22%

Homes by type of building

Detached house86%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses2%
Block of flats1%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings1%

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

Everyday life.

8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land516.0 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 Vevelstad, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

500px photo (218848373)
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500px photo (218848373)
Photo: Bent Inge Johansen · CC0
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20230722 Vevelstad kirke - 5238
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20230722 Vevelstad kirke - 5238
Photo: Zinnmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
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