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Alver

Alver had 30,285 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 754,100 in 2024, 7% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 34,171/m² on average in 2025 (350 sales). 21% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 3.6% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4631 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
30,285residents1 January 2026
NOK 754,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 34,171/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
34%green within 500 maverage
Alver by neighbourhood
Map of Alver: 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 83 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
Alver31118%16%26457%13
Alvermarka1,84016%20%1,70426%14
Askeland-Taule16312%16%3448%0
Austmarka45814%19%39522%7
Birkeland11316%23%3713%0
Bjørsvik6428%9%313%0
Brakstad38218%18%5738%9
Dale6332%10%2622%0
Eide39323%19%5365%8
Fanebust29324%20%2914%0
Festo21123%10%1919%1
Fjellanger9630%16%2480%0
Flatøy49918%18%22818%0
Fosse69420%19%18034%39
Frekhaug2,00821%20%1,79318%46
Gaustad21516%21%206%0
Gjervik10026%8%2372%0
Grasdal20217%17%2758%0
Grindheim3543%14%1811%1
Haugland43517%16%7710%8
Hella18923%15%6213%2
Hjelmås40611%24%4542%2
Holme1,18212%19%14846%5
Hopland48915%21%11941%5
Hundvin38719%18%2152%3
Husebø12426%7%149%1
Io15015%13%4936%11
Isdal1125%23%2426%12
Kalnes11618%14%11647%0
Kløve44625%15%2888%4
Knarvik H96724%18%1,7276%44
Knarvik K1,76026%14%1,93418%44
Knarvik senter42147%8%82514%44
Kolstad16924%12%4128%0
Kroken24222%17%2225%5
Kvalheim15915%13%4824%5
Kvamme51316%17%8038%1
Landsvik8020%4%834%0
Lauvås14424%21%1820%0
Leiknes95814%25%45843%4
Lie9528%11%2716%0
Lindås1,39813%18%29846%26
Lygra6813%12%99%2
Manger54829%16%19020%15
Mangervåg64211%22%3262%9
Marås10029%11%3147%0
Marøy9126%20%390%0
Meland36414%16%8560%1
Mjåtveit9817%27%72738%32
Moldekleiv7497%29%34060%11
Myking22520%18%1758%3
Natås29132%15%2359%3
Nedre Eikanger31522%19%5039%1
Nordanger18028%16%1818%0
Risnes15031%17%1619%0
Romarheim8525%15%155%1
Rossland20516%19%289%0
Ryland44715%22%7556%12
Sagstad28314%28%11146%23
Sellevoll30020%20%5378%1
Skodvin42518%17%2264%2
Sletta13633%17%2757%6
Solend10616%29%4625%9
Soltveit1,17512%17%34925%8
Spurkeland14827%14%2585%0
Stranda24229%11%2113%0
Sæbø-Hole16518%12%3611%7
Sætre21016%16%2921%0
Titland3741%8%1718%0
Tjore9624%18%4825%7
Toska4330%0%70%0
Urdal5330%17%197%0
Vatshelle30421%23%3171%0
Verås36317%19%2652%0
Vetås11827%11%4518%0
Vågenes12415%23%433%0
Ystebø21623%14%5323%4
vest Vassbygd9619%23%1250%0
Åsgard11323%12%2154%0
Åsheim19524%12%160%0
Øksnes23320%21%2588%0
Øvre Eikanger30317%19%4870%0
Øvstegård16519%19%2070%0

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

People.

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

18%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202029,224
202129,337
202229,593
202329,920
202429,986
202530,169
202630,285

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 754,100
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary44%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short21%
University or college, long7%
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.

13,984 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner77%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting21%

Homes by type of building

Detached house69%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses10%
Block of flats9%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings2%
NOK 25,425/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 34,261/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 46,314/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
350sales2025

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.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 34% green space within 500 metres.

32schoolsOpenStreetMap
32kindergartensOpenStreetMap
47residents per km² of land651.0 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 Alver, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Isdalstoe kai 2
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Isdalstoe kai 2
Photo: B Ystebo from Bergen, Norway · CC BY-SA 2.0
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MF Austrheim (1986)
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MF Austrheim (1986)
Photo: Desoda · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Knarvik videregåande skule
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Knarvik videregåande skule
Photo: Reinhardheydt · Public domain
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