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Vinje

Vinje had 3,829 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 635,900 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 19,698/m² on average in 2025 (10 sales). 30% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 0.6% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 4036 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
3,829residents1 January 2026
NOK 635,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 19,698/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
53%green within 500 maverage
Vinje by neighbourhood
Map of Vinje: 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
Arabygdi8818%11%155%3
Austbø22927%16%350%4
Bøgrend18923%18%460%1
Edland19821%16%243%7
Grungedal13530%18%256%0
Hadland69818%16%852%28
Haukelid26322%18%852%3
Hylland30221%22%891%0
Kostveit10421%12%175%0
Mannås-Åbø55428%13%3728%15
Møsstrond13519%13%00%0
Nesland nedre6314%22%293%0
Nesland øvre10529%14%590%0
Raulandsgrend16321%15%335%2
Rorge12618%21%350%0
Smørklepp10529%21%185%1
Særensgrend8622%16%280%0
Vågslid6224%0%00%2
Øyfjell21716%21%668%5

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
10%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20243,851
20253,861
20263,829

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 635,900
median household income after tax
72%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school22%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short23%
University or college, long8%
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.

2,394 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner70%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting30%

Homes by type of building

Detached house82%
Two-dwelling house3%
Terraced and other small houses3%
Block of flats2%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings7%

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.

9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 53% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land2,725.0 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 Vinje, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Totak 2024
Photo: Krib · CC BY-SA 4.0
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