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Kviteseid

Kviteseid had 2,463 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 643,000 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 12,308/m² on average in 2025 (13 sales). 25% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 4028 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,463residents1 January 2026
NOK 643,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 12,308/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
42%green within 500 maverage
Kviteseid by neighbourhood
Map of Kviteseid: 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
Brunkeberg14116%16%1076%3
Dalane6520%19%280%0
Fjågesund4931%0%166%0
Haukom25018%20%4639%14
Kviteseid sentrum76025%16%6715%14
Lislekaas17133%9%424%12
Lundevall8918%19%972%0
Nordre Morgedal7314%15%285%1
Ordal8723%14%367%0
Setfløt10616%25%236%3
Sinnes339%18%196%0
Straumsnes23025%10%326%10
Søndre Vråvatn7210%10%2100%0
Tveitgrend6630%5%223%0
Ytre Morgedal16525%13%754%5
Åsgrend8535%17%486%2

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
27%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20242,458
20252,473
20262,463

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 643,000
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school23%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long9%
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.

1,569 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house85%
Two-dwelling house3%
Terraced and other small houses4%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings6%
NOK 12,308/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
13sales2025

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.

8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 42% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
4residents per km² of land623.0 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 Kviteseid, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kvitseid church
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Kvitseid church
Photo: trolvag · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Vest-Telemark Næringshage 1
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Vest-Telemark Næringshage 1
Photo: Øyvind Berg · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Vest-Telemark Næringshage 2
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Vest-Telemark Næringshage 2
Photo: Øyvind Berg · CC BY-SA 4.0
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