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Karlsøy

Karlsøy had 2,235 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 615,700 in 2024, 5% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 21,536/m² on average in 2025 (18 sales). 29% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5534 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,235residents1 January 2026
NOK 615,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 21,536/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
27%green within 500 maverage
Karlsøy by neighbourhood
Map of Karlsøy: 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 20 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
Dåfjord14623%12%249%2
Finnkroken3145%0%13%0
Futnes7424%20%1217%0
Grunnfjord7437%15%224%1
Hamre10230%10%352%1
Hansnes54419%18%5535%10
Karlsøy3754%0%50%0
Lanes i Langsund28121%14%436%1
Lanesøyra5919%15%210%0
Nord-Vannvågen7228%14%71%1
Nordeidet4243%0%10%0
Rakkenes4439%0%10%0
Rebbenes3352%9%024%1
Skogsfjord3145%0%154%0
Skogsfjordvatn5235%6%038%0
Skorøy-Slettnes5733%19%12%1
Stakkvik9937%0%728%2
Vannareid19629%11%80%5
Vannavalen3834%0%20%0
Vannvåg17029%15%1250%5

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

People.

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

12%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
26%
aged 50–66
28%
aged 67 and over
9%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20242,237
20252,223
20262,235

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 615,700
median household income after tax
65%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school39%
Upper secondary34%
Vocational college6%
University or college, short15%
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.

1,444 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner71%
Renting29%

Homes by type of building

Detached house85%
Two-dwelling house3%
Terraced and other small houses3%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing4%
Other buildings3%
NOK 20,975/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
18sales2025

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.

4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 27% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2residents per km² of land1,051.0 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 Karlsøy, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

TorghattenNords MF Salangen 02
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TorghattenNords MF Salangen 02
Photo: TorbjørnS · CC BY-SA 3.0
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TorghattenNords MF Salangen 01
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TorghattenNords MF Salangen 01
Photo: TorbjørnS · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ringvassøy kirke sommer
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Ringvassøy kirke sommer
Photo: 3s · CC BY-SA 4.0
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