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County Cavan

County Cavan had 81,704 residents in April 2022, across 89 electoral divisions. The median household had a gross income of €52,321, 13% below the national figure. 72% of households owned their home and 17% rented from a private landlord. Homes in County Cavan sold for a median of €227,000 in 2025.

County · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026
81,704residentsCensus, April 2022
€52,321median household incomegross, 2022
72%of homes owner-occupied17% rented privately
€227kmedian sale priceCounty Cavan, 2025
County Cavan by census small area
Map of County Cavan: Share of households owning their home, with or without a mortgage, 2022
<45%84%+
Share of households owning their home, with or without a mortgage, 2022

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann and Central Statistics Office, statistical boundaries 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 89 electoral divisions.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest. Select a row for its full profile.

Electoral divisionResidentsHousehold incomeOwnersPrivate rentingSocial rentingAged 65+DegreeGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Ardue897€50k84%12%2%17%28%9%0
Arvagh967€47k74%18%5%20%22%39%19
Ashfield414€56k93%5%0%19%35%21%4
Bailieborough4,230€51k73%16%10%16%20%61%30
Ballintemple431€57k88%7%3%15%23%2%0
Ballyconnell1,859€39k52%37%10%15%24%60%28
Ballyhaise1,152€54k72%17%10%15%26%56%12
Ballyjamesduff3,548€52k60%28%12%10%17%61%45
Ballymachugh838€59k85%8%3%17%26%68%2
Ballymagauran236€55k87%7%2%21%18%86%0
Bawnboy625€47k83%12%3%18%27%52%6
Bellananagh1,628€53k64%18%18%12%24%74%17
Belturbet1,759€35k46%29%24%18%22%48%46
Bilberry199€36k81%11%1%19%24%9%0
Bruce Hall208€48k95%3%0%17%18%1%0
Butler's Bridge501€53k77%13%7%15%35%61%11
Canningstown543€49k95%2%0%19%21%0%4
Carn213€49k91%4%4%19%22%0%1
Carnagarve627€57k88%6%1%15%21%94%1
Carrafin439€67k89%4%2%16%40%34%3
Castlerahan897€58k92%6%0%16%24%85%2
Castlesaunderson314€60k88%8%0%20%26%47%0
Cavan Rural8,747€58k59%30%10%13%36%55%53
Cavan Urban3,868€36k35%34%30%14%18%33%168
Clonervy919€74k92%6%1%14%31%27%1
Cootehill Rural1,138€57k81%13%5%17%26%39%15
Cootehill Urban1,705€38k53%26%20%18%17%53%52
Corr284€54k92%5%0%20%20%51%1
Corraneary448€55k93%2%0%22%20%2%3
Crossbane677€66k93%5%1%14%27%94%2
Crossdoney610€61k84%13%2%16%29%35%3
Crosskeys707€61k89%4%4%15%20%43%0
Cuttragh454€68k86%9%0%14%28%89%8
Denn707€49k90%7%1%18%18%34%0
Derrin473€54k91%7%1%20%27%9%1
Derrylahan97€29k92%0%5%25%16%13%0
Diamond151€44k89%7%2%23%27%23%0
Doogary136€45k84%10%0%22%18%16%0
Dowra160€32k75%10%13%24%29%22%0
Drumanespick498€58k93%5%1%12%23%47%0
Drumcarban636€56k93%4%1%20%19%46%1
Drumcarn518€57k92%4%2%21%22%0%0
Drumlumman674€62k87%8%2%15%27%2%0
Drung541€59k92%3%1%18%22%6%1
Dunmakeever/Benbrack/Derrynananta215€35k90%3%5%28%20%79%1
Enniskeen482€64k93%4%1%12%23%96%0
Eskey322€45k81%10%4%11%19%80%0
Graddum589€50k87%7%1%16%21%59%0
Grilly512€51k87%10%1%27%32%39%2
Kilbride998€54k88%8%0%18%24%86%2
Kilcogy452€51k87%7%2%16%21%56%4
Kilconny643€51k79%17%3%12%29%42%3
Kilgolagh331€40k87%4%4%16%18%85%0
Kill394€57k87%9%1%16%23%41%0
Killashandra1,092€42k73%11%12%22%21%28%11
Killinagh/Teebane144€37k77%9%9%18%22%82%0
Killinkere503€59k90%5%1%16%32%82%1
Killykeen646€63k90%6%3%19%33%61%1
Kilnaleck1,216€48k69%19%10%14%22%57%10
Kinawley111€38k90%7%0%24%29%74%0
Kingscourt3,705€56k66%19%14%11%25%51%44
Knappagh487€62k92%3%1%18%29%9%0
Larah North478€73k91%5%1%17%26%0%0
Larah South507€65k89%5%2%16%24%21%0
Lisagoan414€70k89%9%0%15%20%94%1
Lissanover291€50k91%2%1%19%29%31%0
Loughdawan329€47k91%4%2%22%18%2%0
Lurgan624€59k80%13%4%21%32%89%0
Milltown404€42k87%10%1%21%19%61%1
Moynehall1,739€65k81%15%2%16%28%44%9
Mullagh2,535€57k75%13%11%11%25%70%18
Munterconnaught1,182€67k88%7%2%13%32%80%2
Pedara Vohers/Tircahan191€29k93%4%1%27%17%81%0
Rakenny440€50k82%7%7%21%18%14%2
Redhill468€54k85%7%3%21%21%44%5
Scrabby662€52k77%13%8%16%27%35%5
Shercock1,276€53k66%23%8%13%23%38%18
Skeagh445€62k93%4%1%17%25%17%0
Springfield173€42k96%5%0%28%23%1%0
Stradone855€62k84%9%2%15%29%50%1
Swanlinbar381€30k70%14%14%24%20%74%17
Taghart661€58k91%6%2%15%22%88%1
Templeport277€39k86%1%9%24%14%18%3
Termon582€56k91%3%3%17%25%77%2
Tuam346€38k69%14%15%22%31%80%12
Tullyvin East609€68k90%8%0%17%27%19%1
Tullyvin West330€73k90%4%0%16%32%7%0
Virginia5,210€58k68%21%9%14%32%57%28
Waterloo780€66k88%7%1%16%25%53%3

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Residents and households on census night, April 2022, next to the figure for Ireland. 28,845 households, 2.8 people in each on average.

22%
aged under 15
12%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
15%
aged 65 and over
24%
of households are one person living alone

Source: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Household income in 2022 from the CSO’s income profiles; work and education from the 2022 Census.

€52,321
median gross household income
€46,264
median household income after tax
55%
of residents aged 15+ are at work
9%
of the labour force are unemployed
25%
of adults whose education has finished hold a degree
25%
of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none14%
Lower secondary16%
Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)20%
Further education and apprenticeships25%
Bachelor’s degree18%
Postgraduate7%

Gross household income is all income received by the household before tax and social contributions, including wages, pensions and social welfare payments; net income is after tax and contributions. The median is the middle household, so a few very high incomes do not pull it up. Figures are the CSO’s estimates from administrative records for 2022.

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

34,427 dwellings on census night; 95% of households live in a house or bungalow and 5% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan30%
Owned outright43%
Rented from a private landlord17%
Rented from the local authority or a housing body9%
Occupied free of rent2%

When homes were built

Before 194615%
1946–197011%
1971–199018%
1991–200014%
2001–201036%
2011–20154%
2016 or later3%
12%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022
3%holiday homescensus night, 2022
€227,000median sale price, County Cavan920 sales, 2025
2.8people per household2022

Median sale price, County Cavan

2010€125,000
2011€92,500
2012€65,000
2013€55,000
2014€55,000
2015€75,000
2016€85,000
2017€94,500
2018€115,000
2019€130,000
2020€123,000
2021€141,000
2022€170,000
2023€185,000
2024€190,000
2025€227,000

Vacant dwellings exclude holiday homes and homes whose residents were temporarily away on census night. Median price of all residential dwellings bought in the year, from Revenue stamp duty returns, for the whole county. Prices within a county vary a great deal, and the figure depends on which homes happened to sell.

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Residential Dwelling Property Transactions, table HPA02 (CC BY 4.0)

Getting about.

How residents travel to work, school or college, and how long it takes. 11% of households have no car; 50% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike74%
Work or study mainly at home6%
On foot9%
Bus, minibus or coach10%
Train, DART or Luas0%
Bicycle1%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes39%
15 to 30 minutes28%
30 to 45 minutes15%
45 minutes to an hour5%
An hour to an hour and a half7%
An hour and a half or more6%
83%of households with broadband2022
18.9 kmto the nearest rail, DART or Luas stopstraight line, average home

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Everyday life.

27 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 51% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

Supermarkets and convenience shops15
Bakeries2
Pharmacies9
GP surgeries and doctors3
Dentists7
Cafés and pubs34
Restaurants15
Parks18
Playgrounds3
Pitches20
Gyms and sports centres16
Libraries1
Crèches and childcare0
Bus stops12
Luas stops0
Railway and DART stations0
115schoolsOpenStreetMap
22crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap
42residents per km²1,931.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from the centre of each census small area (usually 80 to 120 homes) and averaged by population. The list of everyday places counts what lies within one kilometre of the small area with the most services in the division.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Within one kilometre. OpenStreetMap is not complete; school counts are a guide, not the Department of Education register.

Around here.

Photographs taken near County Cavan, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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CavanTwon
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Cavan town hall
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Cavan town hall
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Cavan Crystal hotel, Cavan Town, County Cavan - geograph.org.uk - 1801710
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Cavan Crystal hotel, Cavan Town, County Cavan - geograph.org.uk - 1801710
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