County Donegal

County Donegal had 167,084 residents in April 2022, across 149 electoral divisions. The median household had a gross income of €42,497, 29% below the national figure. 73% of households owned their home and 14% rented from a private landlord. Homes in County Donegal sold for a median of €165,000 in 2025.

County · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026

167,084residentsCensus, April 2022

€42,497median household incomegross, 2022

73%of homes owner-occupied14% rented privately

€165kmedian sale priceCounty Donegal, 2025

County Donegal by census small area

<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 149 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 division	Residents	Household income	Owners	Private renting	Social renting	Aged 65+	Degree	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Altnapaste	416	€50k	86%	4%	4%	19%	19%	22%	0
Annagary	2,274	€39k	83%	6%	7%	22%	25%	0%	4
Aran	478	€26k	90%	1%	5%	34%	19%	1%	4
Ardara	1,280	€38k	65%	15%	17%	21%	28%	8%	20
Ardmalin	673	€36k	82%	9%	2%	20%	26%	16%	2
Ards	805	€50k	86%	9%	1%	28%	35%	21%	2
Ballintra (Donegal, ED 057007)	772	€45k	80%	11%	5%	15%	22%	37%	1
Ballintra (Donegal, ED 057008)	755	€38k	81%	11%	5%	20%	31%	2%	0
Ballyarr	735	€58k	82%	13%	3%	21%	28%	4%	0
Ballyliffin	1,529	€40k	83%	11%	1%	18%	26%	15%	2
Ballymacool	2,741	€56k	62%	22%	15%	8%	38%	21%	27
Ballyshannon Rural	1,738	€55k	80%	6%	11%	20%	34%	10%	10
Ballyshannon Urban	1,714	€35k	63%	23%	11%	26%	23%	2%	48
Binbane	169	€40k	89%	5%	0%	29%	19%	0%	0
Birdstown	1,324	€37k	81%	13%	4%	12%	30%	22%	1
Bonnyglen	387	€53k	87%	6%	2%	22%	25%	8%	1
Buncrana Rural	4,039	€44k	70%	16%	12%	12%	28%	27%	13
Buncrana Urban	3,279	€34k	61%	21%	16%	21%	26%	9%	41
Bundoran Rural	1,179	€52k	83%	16%	1%	13%	35%	2%	14
Bundoran Urban	2,124	€35k	50%	28%	20%	19%	28%	4%	35
Burt	1,333	€34k	78%	10%	9%	16%	25%	3%	3
Carndonagh	2,519	€38k	66%	22%	9%	16%	26%	26%	30
Carrickart	965	€38k	73%	9%	14%	22%	25%	0%	4
Carrickboy	389	€49k	86%	8%	0%	17%	26%	0%	1
Carrowkeel	881	€42k	76%	6%	16%	21%	27%	10%	5
Carthage	917	€35k	85%	3%	8%	19%	20%	34%	1
Castlecary	692	€39k	87%	9%	1%	21%	31%	3%	11
Castlefinn	1,252	€33k	67%	14%	15%	17%	19%	2%	7
Castleforward	1,345	€47k	77%	11%	9%	13%	26%	1%	9
Castlewray	3,681	€66k	83%	13%	3%	16%	49%	30%	7
Cavangarden	464	€45k	90%	4%	1%	16%	21%	18%	0
Church Hill	400	€47k	79%	15%	4%	15%	31%	0%	1
Cliff	249	€53k	92%	5%	1%	13%	32%	43%	0
Cloghan	935	€52k	86%	6%	3%	18%	21%	4%	1
Cloghard	621	€37k	90%	2%	2%	21%	19%	9%	1
Clogher	928	€58k	92%	5%	1%	13%	31%	0%	0
Clonleigh North	1,429	€39k	84%	7%	8%	19%	15%	3%	0
Clonleigh South	2,156	€32k	64%	15%	19%	17%	17%	2%	12
Convoy	2,559	€41k	72%	11%	14%	17%	24%	8%	4
Corkermore	339	€40k	94%	3%	2%	22%	18%	11%	0
Corravaddy	1,739	€59k	70%	23%	7%	8%	38%	45%	20
Cranford	610	€40k	89%	5%	5%	26%	25%	0%	0
Creenasmear	314	€45k	92%	1%	4%	19%	24%	9%	0
Creeslough	783	€34k	64%	11%	20%	22%	29%	6%	6
Cross Roads	2,071	€36k	74%	9%	13%	24%	25%	3%	12
Crovehy	165	€42k	83%	2%	11%	18%	20%	0%	0
Crowkeeragh	123	€41k	82%	2%	9%	20%	16%	0%	0
Crownarad	347	€60k	88%	8%	1%	27%	22%	2%	0
Culdaff	1,027	€36k	76%	11%	9%	18%	25%	4%	4
Dawros	717	€41k	82%	10%	3%	27%	29%	2%	1
Desertegny	751	€39k	90%	6%	0%	17%	27%	33%	0
Doe Castle	278	€48k	88%	2%	6%	18%	31%	0%	0
Donegal	4,179	€46k	71%	18%	10%	21%	33%	8%	40
Doocharry	82	€25k	36%	8%	50%	27%	9%	98%	0
Dooish	1,170	€52k	79%	12%	7%	14%	30%	3%	4
Dunaff	705	€37k	90%	7%	1%	23%	19%	29%	1
Dunfanaghy	1,015	€44k	78%	11%	7%	21%	29%	9%	13
Dunglow	1,919	€36k	63%	14%	19%	22%	22%	2%	19
Dunkineely	904	€40k	73%	7%	17%	24%	22%	0%	5
Dunlewy	689	€39k	88%	6%	2%	20%	29%	5%	2
Eanymore	547	€37k	75%	11%	10%	22%	28%	9%	1
Edenacarnan	1,824	€64k	69%	26%	3%	6%	39%	12%	1
Fahan	1,634	€39k	86%	11%	1%	24%	33%	6%	2
Fanad North	540	€44k	88%	3%	4%	26%	24%	33%	2
Fanad West	398	€38k	91%	1%	4%	24%	19%	0%	1
Feddyglass	456	€38k	89%	7%	1%	14%	28%	7%	0
Figart	1,131	€46k	79%	15%	3%	14%	21%	0%	4
Fintown	294	€50k	78%	3%	14%	21%	19%	3%	0
Gartan	203	€52k	83%	7%	2%	17%	20%	21%	0
Glen	262	€36k	83%	9%	3%	23%	24%	3%	1
Glenalla	530	€55k	92%	6%	1%	17%	36%	39%	0
Gleneely (Carndonagh)	859	€36k	84%	8%	7%	15%	21%	3%	1
Gleneely (Lifford-Stranorlar)	1,672	€50k	89%	5%	3%	16%	22%	26%	4
Gleneganon	791	€44k	92%	6%	0%	14%	24%	36%	9
Glengesh	694	€42k	82%	6%	9%	23%	22%	1%	1
Glenleheen	156	€40k	84%	4%	8%	18%	20%	0%	0
Glenties	1,475	€41k	74%	10%	14%	23%	25%	14%	10
Glentogher	1,240	€32k	54%	17%	27%	18%	16%	27%	30
Goland	359	€50k	97%	3%	0%	14%	28%	10%	0
Gortahork	1,693	€35k	83%	7%	7%	22%	25%	1%	2
Gortnavern	1,303	€67k	82%	9%	7%	13%	39%	10%	4
Graffy	150	€30k	86%	6%	6%	29%	15%	0%	0
Greencastle	1,140	€37k	80%	14%	4%	18%	36%	41%	2
Greenfort	359	€35k	84%	6%	2%	21%	33%	71%	0
Grousehall	84	€30k	74%	7%	19%	19%	15%	55%	0
Haugh	235	€53k	93%	3%	3%	15%	28%	66%	0
Illies	945	€44k	89%	7%	1%	14%	21%	46%	3
Inch Island	396	€38k	86%	5%	5%	20%	25%	15%	1
Inishkeel	84	€35k	79%	0%	3%	26%	22%	9%	0
Inver	795	€52k	86%	8%	2%	18%	24%	23%	2
Kilcar	669	€43k	83%	10%	3%	23%	21%	1%	4
Kilderry	2,151	€30k	80%	13%	6%	13%	33%	15%	11
Kilgoly	365	€39k	85%	5%	5%	29%	15%	0%	0
Killea	1,802	€29k	80%	11%	6%	13%	25%	3%	2
Killybegs	2,333	€46k	76%	12%	10%	23%	21%	2%	18
Killygarvan	120	€43k	93%	4%	0%	23%	26%	12%	0
Killygordon	1,146	€38k	70%	14%	14%	17%	21%	3%	3
Killymasny	512	€60k	93%	5%	1%	16%	29%	0%	0
Kilmacrenan	1,525	€42k	64%	13%	22%	13%	28%	2%	6
Kincraigy	1,036	€49k	90%	3%	2%	14%	20%	1%	1
Knock	1,922	€55k	76%	20%	3%	12%	29%	9%	24
Knockalla	286	€36k	84%	5%	4%	19%	27%	8%	0
Laghy	799	€43k	81%	10%	6%	24%	22%	7%	3
Largymore	523	€43k	85%	6%	6%	26%	19%	0%	3
Letterkenny Rural	12,191	€49k	48%	33%	17%	13%	38%	29%	46
Letterkenny Urban	2,624	€33k	26%	57%	16%	11%	34%	14%	139
Lettermacaward	727	€32k	83%	5%	8%	25%	26%	5%	1
Lettermore	368	€51k	89%	7%	1%	18%	24%	40%	0
Lough Eask	350	€47k	89%	10%	0%	24%	43%	21%	0
Loughkeel	331	€53k	88%	3%	5%	15%	30%	62%	0
Maas	272	€46k	86%	11%	0%	21%	33%	5%	0
Magheraboy	1,719	€60k	93%	4%	1%	17%	30%	4%	8
Magheraclogher	2,841	€41k	78%	10%	8%	24%	26%	5%	9
Maghery	754	€43k	87%	4%	6%	24%	28%	0%	0
Malin	770	€40k	69%	14%	15%	22%	31%	18%	3
Malinbeg	373	€41k	75%	6%	12%	26%	22%	2%	9
Manorcunningham	1,314	€41k	66%	13%	18%	12%	27%	1%	7
Meenaclady	1,408	€37k	86%	7%	3%	19%	27%	1%	3
Meencargagh	148	€51k	92%	2%	4%	16%	17%	0%	0
Millford	1,633	€46k	72%	12%	15%	18%	27%	9%	11
Mintiaghs	890	€44k	92%	3%	1%	17%	21%	29%	1
Moville	2,293	€31k	68%	16%	14%	21%	28%	12%	24
Mulmosog	238	€49k	81%	7%	6%	20%	20%	7%	0
Newtown Cunningham	1,028	€39k	66%	8%	25%	15%	21%	2%	11
Pettigoe	368	€30k	76%	10%	9%	27%	16%	17%	3
Raphoe	1,521	€35k	59%	16%	22%	18%	17%	1%	14
Rathmelton	2,494	€46k	71%	15%	11%	17%	34%	13%	6
Rathmullan	965	€47k	75%	10%	11%	24%	35%	8%	10
Redcastle	967	€35k	84%	9%	1%	16%	31%	51%	0
Rosguill	856	€44k	77%	8%	8%	21%	37%	0%	6
Rosnakill	264	€47k	81%	3%	13%	19%	31%	0%	4
Rutland	1,496	€33k	80%	8%	8%	28%	21%	1%	2
Seacor	93	€56k	92%	3%	3%	25%	27%	77%	0
St. Johnstown	1,396	€35k	69%	13%	15%	14%	18%	1%	1
Straid	1,298	€35k	80%	9%	7%	22%	19%	38%	8
Stranorlar	4,706	€41k	62%	18%	18%	18%	27%	7%	29
Tantallon	1,745	€48k	80%	10%	7%	18%	27%	11%	3
Tawnawully	350	€61k	88%	8%	1%	17%	29%	0%	0
Templecarn	105	€36k	80%	11%	4%	21%	16%	74%	0
Templedouglas	1,089	€60k	90%	8%	1%	13%	26%	0%	0
Termon	568	€58k	85%	9%	1%	14%	33%	0%	0
Three Trees	724	€35k	91%	7%	1%	18%	29%	83%	0
Tieveskeelta	134	€47k	84%	13%	0%	19%	29%	0%	0
Treantaghmucklagh	860	€48k	90%	4%	3%	18%	22%	18%	0
Tullynaught	657	€58k	90%	6%	1%	16%	28%	6%	0
Turmone	316	€32k	90%	5%	2%	25%	29%	1%	0
Urney West	640	€39k	86%	6%	6%	16%	21%	6%	2
West Donegal	732	€41k	75%	8%	10%	23%	23%	1%	4
Whitecastle	977	€40k	87%	8%	2%	17%	28%	29%	2

People.

Residents and households on census night, April 2022, next to the figure for Ireland. 61,780 households, 2.7 people in each on average.

20%

aged under 15

12%

aged 15–24

24%

aged 25–44

26%

aged 45–64

18%

aged 65 and over

27%

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.

€42,497

median gross household income

€39,083

median household income after tax

51%

of residents aged 15+ are at work

11%

of the labour force are unemployed

28%

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 none17%

Lower secondary17%

Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)19%

Further education and apprenticeships19%

Bachelor’s degree19%

Postgraduate9%

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.

85,990 dwellings on census night; 96% of households live in a house or bungalow and 4% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan25%

Owned outright48%

Rented from a private landlord14%

Rented from the local authority or a housing body10%

Occupied free of rent3%

When homes were built

Before 194612%

1946–197010%

1971–199024%

1991–200017%

2001–201031%

2011–20153%

2016 or later3%

11%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022

15%holiday homescensus night, 2022

€165,000median sale price, County Donegal1,703 sales, 2025

2.7people per household2022

Median sale price, County Donegal

2010€102,325

2011€80,000

2012€60,970

2013€62,000

2014€65,800

2015€81,000

2016€83,693

2017€90,800

2018€91,000

2019€100,000

2020€115,000

2021€120,000

2022€145,000

2023€155,000

2024€154,000

2025€165,000

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. 12% of households have no car; 45% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike73%

Work or study mainly at home7%

On foot7%

Bus, minibus or coach11%

Train, DART or Luas0%

Bicycle0%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes45%

15 to 30 minutes29%

30 to 45 minutes15%

45 minutes to an hour5%

An hour to an hour and a half4%

An hour and a half or more2%

82%of households with broadband2022

13.0 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.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 13% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

Supermarkets and convenience shops14

Bakeries0

Pharmacies8

GP surgeries and doctors2

Dentists1

Cafés and pubs29

Restaurants13

Parks3

Playgrounds2

Pitches26

Gyms and sports centres8

Libraries1

Crèches and childcare0

Bus stops5

Luas stops0

Railway and DART stations0

138schoolsOpenStreetMap

5crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap

34residents per km²4,861.0 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 Donegal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.