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Hitra

Hitra had 5,568 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 619,000 in 2024, 7% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 28,838/m² on average in 2025 (91 sales). 31% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 10% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 5056 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
5,568residents1 January 2026
NOK 619,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 28,838/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
29%green within 500 maverage
Hitra by neighbourhood
Map of Hitra: 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 29 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
Akset på Fjellværøy9412%15%915%2
Akset på Hitra15516%18%471%1
Ansnes31514%19%3413%3
Asmundvåg11221%13%320%1
Balsnes4053%15%129%0
Barmanfjorden23816%16%1143%6
Børøysund36412%16%7719%3
Fillan1,52321%18%5631%32
Fjellvær6621%17%722%1
Forsnes-Anderskog4933%12%133%1
Glørstad9713%21%823%0
Helsøysund15229%7%439%5
Hemnskjel14116%16%3022%5
Hopsjø29713%19%1634%4
Nordbotn7231%8%130%0
Sandstad25321%12%117%2
Skjerbusdal8411%21%4067%1
Smågesjø3435%21%30%0
Strand19317%22%2714%9
Strøm4918%0%10%0
Sunde16114%16%639%2
Tranvik714%11%366%0
Tømmervik3644%0%159%0
Ulvøy32516%15%4444%7
Utset9718%17%751%0
Vestre Dolmøy25215%14%2724%2
Vingvågen4626%13%30%0
Vågan4231%7%367%1
Østre Dolmøy17311%16%282%0

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
18%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20205,050
20215,140
20225,156
20235,281
20245,323
20255,414
20265,568

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 619,000
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short18%
University or college, long7%
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.

3,213 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner64%
Co-operative or share owner5%
Renting31%

Homes by type of building

Detached house74%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses6%
Block of flats9%
Communal housing4%
Other buildings3%
NOK 22,053/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,459/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
91sales2025

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.

11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
6kindergartensOpenStreetMap
8residents per km² of land715.0 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 Hitra, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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