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Kvam

Kvam had 8,490 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 720,100 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 26,791/m² on average in 2025 (67 sales). 22% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4622 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
8,490residents1 January 2026
NOK 720,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 26,791/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
31%green within 500 maverage
Kvam by neighbourhood
Map of Kvam: 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 35 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
Aksnes10730%13%1226%0
Bergstø18823%18%3129%0
Brugrend16023%17%677%0
Børsheim9734%19%1910%0
Børvenes26717%22%2120%1
Fosse10130%11%487%0
Fykse20117%24%154%3
Grønevik3228%0%393%0
Indre Tørvikbygda33025%14%2326%4
Innstranda16728%13%766%1
Kaldestad7418%19%5693%1
Mo i Steinsdalen467%17%65%0
Mo-Tjosås9513%18%746%3
Mundheim9120%17%589%0
Norheim54720%19%60125%36
Omastrand26524%15%1354%1
Sandven66223%17%3094%36
Skeie22213%24%3834%2
Skålheim-Stuasetmarki24924%22%2945%35
Soldal10019%10%1086%0
Tangarås19834%18%5915%9
Tolo53331%15%1,40314%37
Torpe-Laupsa31317%23%11750%16
Valland30526%21%25229%14
Vavollen-Lundanes30618%21%66515%34
Vetletveit7645%9%956%0
Vik28422%23%63110%34
Vikøøy43720%24%8236%14
Ytre Tørvikbygd13931%14%1768%0
Ytre Ålvik6318%11%727%0
Ålvik austre450%24%760%15
Ålvik sentrum29324%18%1,04642%17
Ålvik vestre12425%13%1118%17
Øvre Steinsdalen22321%21%357%2
Øystese1,09325%17%19616%34

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
10%
aged 16–24
27%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20208,457
20218,461
20228,497
20238,531
20248,496
20258,517
20268,490

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 720,100
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school20%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short23%
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.

4,480 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner77%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting22%

Homes by type of building

Detached house73%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses6%
Block of flats7%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings4%
NOK 21,023/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 27,552/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 37,413/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
67sales2025

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.

19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 31% green space within 500 metres.

12schoolsOpenStreetMap
9kindergartensOpenStreetMap
15residents per km² of land580.0 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 Kvam, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

PouceThais
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PouceThais
Photo: Jeremy69003 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Eitrheim (143949)
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Eitrheim (143949)
Photo: Tore Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Fraktefartøyet «Mathilde» (144733)
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Fraktefartøyet «Mathilde» (144733)
Photo: Tore Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.