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Karmøy

Karmøy had 43,990 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 737,500 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 25,508/m² on average in 2025 (682 sales). 18% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1149 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
43,990residents1 January 2026
NOK 737,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 25,508/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
8%green within 500 maverage
Karmøy by neighbourhood
Map of Karmøy: 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 78 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
Aksnes16319%14%8027%8
Bjøllehaugen1,72511%19%2,57511%37
Breidablikk32523%20%1103%46
Brekke51213%18%25515%0
Bygnes17224%25%2539%16
Bø23118%17%1510%18
Eide7968%25%3468%36
Eike1,55011%23%38022%10
Falnes6926%15%308%2
Feøy3321%18%73%1
Fiskå28518%15%2882%0
Fosen28425%14%1920%1
Grindhaug54315%21%95310%50
Hauge39021%16%722%11
Heiå23218%15%10942%3
Hemnes-Sandhåland23421%14%530%1
Hillesland3030%20%91%1
Hovdastad7823%18%70%0
Håland36621%21%8415%16
Hålandshøgda58314%19%9721%46
Kalvatre1,02014%19%1,9624%59
Karmsund1,02619%21%96810%13
Kolstø78019%17%988%10
Kopervik sentrum94024%14%2,8481%59
Kvalavåg34316%18%497%6
Langåker-Kvilhaug38723%16%660%7
Liar53711%20%7265%65
Liknes33620%17%510%6
Litlasund45513%21%1,2304%7
Mannes68412%23%3680%0
Moksheim18439%4%14543%24
Mosbron83114%21%2201%37
Munkejord60815%24%4114%16
Mykje19216%23%4425%0
Nordbø26519%15%2050%7
Nordre Side43426%14%2,8931%45
Nordstokke55417%20%1598%0
Norheim27625%17%4841%33
Norheimskogen1,03316%18%88317%41
Norheimsvågen56722%13%1,5750%22
Osnes44213%18%4290%1
Røyksund25822%15%6133%1
Sandve22327%14%520%0
Sevlandsvik46718%17%1,2295%19
Skeie36514%18%690%27
Skudeneshavn81429%13%1,2153%42
Skår68019%18%3426%41
Spanne1,57014%20%6048%35
Stangeland1,16320%24%6126%49
Stava15521%14%530%7
Stokkastrand43120%18%4616%1
Stol-Ferkingstad52216%19%1104%8
Stong79621%13%1,3964%47
Storesund38318%20%5633%7
Sund21326%16%618%2
Syre38125%19%630%0
Sævik78816%21%6163%10
Tjøsvoll50113%17%1,56619%51
Tjøsvoll øst1,0699%24%93825%56
Trevarden38913%26%44213%43
Utvik72823%17%2760%34
Varne30116%20%21824%38
Vea85414%23%3201%19
Velde79221%19%4924%27
Vigevågen64219%17%1,10711%42
Vik44420%18%791%44
Vikra23718%25%670%0
Visnes62114%17%15716%7
Vormedal1,5147%27%81411%35
Vorå31320%15%603%10
Vågen-Varden27819%20%2240%43
Ådland72115%23%1703%1
Åkrehamn1,30022%13%1,9708%50
Årvold80211%19%38711%51
Østhus47615%25%1,7631%18
Østhusneset54716%21%6920%0
Østrem81418%20%8758%50
Østremneset87314%18%1,9407%35

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201642,187
201742,229
201842,243
201942,161
202042,186
202142,345
202242,541
202342,903
202443,306
202543,723
202643,990

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 737,500
median household income after tax
67%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school25%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short21%
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.

20,071 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner81%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting18%

Homes by type of building

Detached house76%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses10%
Block of flats6%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings2%
NOK 20,294/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 30,443/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 37,212/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
682sales2025

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.

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

34schoolsOpenStreetMap
39kindergartensOpenStreetMap
200residents per km² of land219.0 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 Karmøy, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Water reflection of buildings and boats, Skudeneshavn, Norway julesvernex2
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Water reflection of buildings and boats, Skudeneshavn, Norway julesvernex2
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Water reflection of buildings and boats, Skudeneshavn, Norway julesvernex2-2
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Water reflection of buildings and boats, Skudeneshavn, Norway julesvernex2-2
Photo: Jules Verne Times Two · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Water reflection of buildings and boats, Skudeneshavn, Norway julesvernex2-3
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Water reflection of buildings and boats, Skudeneshavn, Norway julesvernex2-3
Photo: Jules Verne Times Two · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Rogaland.