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Nome

Nome had 6,529 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 633,700 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 15,751/m² on average in 2025 (77 sales). 25% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 4018 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
6,529residents1 January 2026
NOK 633,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 15,751/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
37%green within 500 maverage
Nome by neighbourhood
Map of Nome: 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 19 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
Bjerva1,43026%14%3512%18
Dagsrud2669%15%2571%1
Fen73917%15%8116%22
Flåm12618%16%390%1
Funnemark11719%21%784%0
Hanto8322%10%2699%0
Heisholt26116%14%38100%0
Hjelset24923%14%1364%3
Holla gård76923%17%1229%16
Kjeldal13410%15%382%0
Kleppe21820%14%851%1
Kolstad16132%10%2162%2
Landsmarka4821%0%2100%0
Lunde kyrkje12726%12%3077%4
Sandnes35622%17%2954%5
Stokken22822%16%2727%16
Svenseid20821%14%2040%2
Ulefoss95022%20%66419%24
Ulsnes-Røimål4115%15%198%0

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
10%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20246,539
20256,558
20266,529

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 633,700
median household income after tax
62%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school25%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long6%
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.

3,458 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner73%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house80%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses3%
Block of flats9%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings3%
NOK 13,986/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 27,572/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
77sales2025

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.

13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 37% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
7kindergartensOpenStreetMap
17residents per km² of land385.0 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 Nome, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Erithacus rubecula -Norway -singing-8
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Erithacus rubecula -Norway -singing-8
Photo: Ernst Vikne · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Ernst Vikne - Fly on marguerite (by-sa)
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Ernst Vikne - Fly on marguerite (by-sa)
Photo: Ernst Vikne · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Ernst Vikne - Beautiful Demoiselle (by-sa)
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Ernst Vikne - Beautiful Demoiselle (by-sa)
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