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Midt-Telemark

Midt-Telemark had 11,157 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 618,900 in 2024, 4% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 22,815/m² on average in 2025 (117 sales). 39% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 2.3% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 4020 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
11,157residents1 January 2026
NOK 618,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 22,815/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
52%green within 500 maverage
Midt-Telemark by neighbourhood
Map of Midt-Telemark: 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 33 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
Breisås 156516%16%1,88323%55
Breisås 233122%15%70448%28
Breisås-Borgja83312%15%19158%7
Bø1,19726%12%51814%74
Eikjabygda 117625%21%598%0
Eikjabygda 253210%29%8890%2
Flatin13114%15%5230%1
Folkestad 132515%19%980%18
Folkestad 229813%14%7362%18
Forberg 135714%19%3087%0
Forberg 217415%16%22349%3
Gunnheim33422%18%2099%0
Gvarv vest49317%19%4327%17
Gvarv øst33936%13%91621%20
Haukvik25718%17%1225%3
Jonsås33523%10%5644%4
Klevar13421%17%3100%0
Langkåshaugen 1724%18%6323%3
Langkåshaugen 263220%17%33634%56
Moen1048%14%695%0
Nes39025%18%6612%22
Nordagutu35623%13%2571%11
Oterholt42116%23%1581%3
Sandvin-Røysum-Lia41014%14%19357%3
Sauar16629%13%938%4
Stranna25822%14%1536%1
Sunds18324%13%5100%0
Sætersbø38422%16%2131%6
Valen26721%17%1478%1
Vatnar14821%20%391%0
Verpe16616%17%1783%1
Vreim1889%21%1692%0
Øvre Bø15521%17%639%1

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202410,904
202511,135
202611,157

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 618,900
median household income after tax
62%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school23%
Upper secondary37%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short26%
University or college, long10%
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.

6,398 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner58%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting39%

Homes by type of building

Detached house66%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats5%
Communal housing12%
Other buildings5%
NOK 18,327/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 33,454/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
117sales2025

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.

20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 52% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
10kindergartensOpenStreetMap
23residents per km² of land487.0 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 Midt-Telemark, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Mølleplassen Kvennøya
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Mølleplassen Kvennøya
Photo: Olavfin · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gård
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Oterholtfossen
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Oterholtfossen
Photo: GuoJunjun · CC BY-SA 3.0 no
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Other municipalities in Telemark.