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Strand

Strand had 13,959 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 747,600 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 33,292/m² on average in 2025 (238 sales). 21% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 12% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1130 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
13,959residents1 January 2026
NOK 747,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 33,292/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
25%green within 500 maverage
Strand by neighbourhood
Map of Strand: 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 24 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
Barka34918%20%2868%5
Barkve57516%17%43240%17
Bjørheimsbygd35211%21%1221%2
Botne10322%18%364%1
Fiskå29018%21%3634%5
Fullshammaren69111%25%39352%32
Førland1,34916%23%2,10810%67
Heia41316%19%4445%0
Idse13422%14%1316%2
Jørpeland74440%13%2,0117%61
Kjølevik34716%22%4650%0
Klovsteinsbekken1,4436%26%75932%48
Kolabygda15416%15%416%1
Nedre Fjelde58419%22%1,4605%68
Nordre Tau79118%21%20921%39
Prestegarden2,71216%20%1,33620%39
Resahaugen1,02512%20%2,0928%70
Strand-Tjøstheim15315%20%2356%0
Sørskår11513%23%681%0
Tungland79914%21%13348%1
Ugelia9115%20%1885%0
Voster17512%22%2853%0
Vågen6455%0%1369%46
Øvre Fjelde49310%23%5546%68

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

People.

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

21%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201612,464
201712,662
201812,638
201912,720
202012,968
202113,070
202213,268
202313,474
202413,703
202513,813
202613,959

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 747,600
median household income after tax
70%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short21%
University or college, long8%
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.

6,390 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner79%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting21%

Homes by type of building

Detached house69%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses12%
Block of flats7%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings3%
NOK 25,817/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,139/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 41,927/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
238sales2025

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.

38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 25% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
15kindergartensOpenStreetMap
59residents per km² of land235.0 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 Strand, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Jørpeland kirke
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Jørpeland kirke
Photo: Rune Sattler · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Harbour of Jørpeland - 2013.08
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Harbour of Jørpeland - 2013.08
Photo: rheins · CC BY 3.0
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Het uitzicht vanuit één van de hutjes.
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Het uitzicht vanuit één van de hutjes.
Photo: Ben Bender · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Rogaland.