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Storhaug

The Storhaug district of Stavanger had 18,856 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 596,200 in 2024, 19% below the municipal level. 40% of households rented their home, and 7% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 14% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 110305 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
18,856residents1 January 2026
NOK 596,200median income after taxper household, 2024
2,874residents per km² of landdensity
8%green within 500 maverage
Storhaug by neighbourhood
Map of Storhaug: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
Storhaug · StavangerStorhaug highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Stavanger with Storhaug highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 27 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
Bergeland6618%9%9,4438%472
Birkelandsgt-Vikedalsgt44115%12%8,8207%485
Blåsenborg73310%7%10,4715%455
Breivik2,47111%16%10,2969%154
Johannes9686%18%8,8006%429
Lervik 16767%12%9,6576%204
Lervik 24647%7%5,1566%376
Midjord1,60612%18%2,47113%182
Nylund 181710%20%6,2855%275
Nylund 21,27814%13%7,1006%218
Nytorget4035%7%5,0386%452
Paradis 111818%21%1,6865%495
Paradis 22898%18%4,1294%333
Sentrum vest 11724%6%2,1504%445
Sentrum øst2705%6%3,0006%451
Spilderhaug3238%11%6,4606%398
Storhaug 11,3148%14%10,9505%472
Storhaug 354213%16%7,7437%461
Storhaug 42337%21%11,6506%389
Strømsteinen1,52512%5%11,7316%426
Strømvig79722%17%3,46510%171
Varden 324613%16%6,1508%239
Varden 44819%22%8,0177%227
Varden 541310%25%3,44213%188
Varden 625722%19%1,60620%137
Vassøy64115%20%81125%14
Verket6676%11%7,4117%440

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

People.

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

14%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
45%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
11%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201616,544
201716,789
201816,976
201917,173
202017,423
202117,597
202217,767
202317,977
202418,547
202518,779
202618,856

In official statistics, districts (bydeler) exist only for Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger. Population, income, education and housing figures are Statistics Norway’s own district figures; services, green space and land area are worked out from the basic units that make up the district.

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

The whole municipality.

Figures for Stavanger as a whole.

NOK 732,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 53,449/m²average price per m²2025
72%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Income and work.

Income in 2024 and education in 2025.

NOK 596,200
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school19%
Upper secondary27%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short28%
University or college, long23%

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.

10,393 private households in 2026, with 1.8 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner52%
Co-operative or share owner8%
Renting40%

Households by type of building, 2025

Detached house14%
Two-dwelling house24%
Terraced and other small houses14%
Block of flats40%
Other buildings3%
7%of households live in overcrowded homes2025
1.8people per household2026

Statistics Norway counts a household as overcrowded when the home has both few rooms and little floor space for the number of people living there. Shares are for households in 2025.

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

Everyday life.

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

12schoolsOpenStreetMap
16kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2,874residents per km² of land6.6 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)

Other districts of Stavanger.