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Orkland

Orkland had 18,840 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 672,100 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 29,265/m² on average in 2025 (228 sales). 24% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 3.4% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 5059 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
18,840residents1 January 2026
NOK 672,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 29,265/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
29%green within 500 maverage
Orkland by neighbourhood
Map of Orkland: 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 61 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
Aa28123%17%234%7
Aunemo-Gjøløya75816%21%3355%12
Bjørnli27814%16%7863%1
Blåsmo-Ekli27711%16%4030%0
Bårdshaug74941%9%2,0819%66
Drogsetmoen16219%17%761%0
Espa12414%23%1890%0
Evjen60925%14%1,4507%63
Fannremsmoen56012%18%8003%15
Forve-Solhus17812%15%547%2
Fossen43925%18%835%4
Fossjåren24719%13%2270%1
Gangås12325%13%270%0
Gjølme55910%20%350%11
Gjølmesli-Ustjåren21314%18%2011%1
Grefstad45729%17%5211%13
Grensen44014%16%3,3855%57
Grut32731%13%2017%9
Grøta18236%18%1553%0
Grøtte99730%14%5062%15
Hamna66526%17%5741%17
Hilstad5437%13%496%0
Hoston18021%17%450%1
Hov52823%17%2,2008%72
Hovsbakkan71712%23%17719%66
Ingdalen11434%11%242%1
Jerpstad17627%18%614%9
Kjøra10115%21%448%0
Klemmetsmo1,09418%19%1,1762%14
Kvålsvoll23717%19%1340%1
Laksøybygda6928%9%281%0
Lo7513%24%688%0
Lysheim24631%9%941%7
Løkken vest34114%20%6652%15
Løkken øst39824%17%1359%15
Løvby40222%16%3068%2
Midtskog14512%15%381%0
Moe42716%16%4542%5
Monsetjåren9817%22%376%0
Nærvik75117%16%1,2959%57
Ofstad14622%10%254%1
Oppøyen4925%16%488%0
Ree5712%11%658%0
Råbygda24816%23%1413%10
Rømme53525%12%1,9818%73
Rømmesbakkan49717%21%44483%9
Selven12530%12%1137%3
Singstad14317%20%378%0
Sletvik3931%23%617%0
Sterten20425%16%532%0
Storås vest14121%14%340%4
Stranda9436%12%258%0
Støylen10917%17%161%1
Sundli34318%20%1894%0
Svorkmo22019%19%1141%8
Syrstad13019%15%614%13
Sølberg18818%17%957%0
Togstadjåren13914%17%992%0
Årlivoll27017%18%3235%7
Åstfjorden5126%26%14%0
Øyum2248%21%1124%5

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

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202018,217
202118,300
202218,502
202318,690
202418,793
202518,798
202618,840

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 672,100
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary46%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long6%
Unknown or none completed0%

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.

9,596 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner71%
Co-operative or share owner6%
Renting24%

Homes by type of building

Detached house65%
Two-dwelling house12%
Terraced and other small houses8%
Block of flats10%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings3%
NOK 20,405/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 30,803/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 41,757/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
228sales2025

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.

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

15schoolsOpenStreetMap
17kindergartensOpenStreetMap
10residents per km² of land1,818.0 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 Orkland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Bårdshaug stasjon
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Bårdshaug stasjon
Photo: Alasdair McLellan · Public domain
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Grønøra Orkanger 01
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Grønøra Orkanger 01
Photo: Trondheim Havn from Trondheim, Norway · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Orkanger 01
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Orkanger 01
Photo: Trondheim Havn from Trondheim, Norway · CC BY-SA 2.0
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