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County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny had 104,160 residents in April 2022, across 113 electoral divisions. The median household had a gross income of €58,186, 3% below the national figure. 74% of households owned their home and 13% rented from a private landlord. Homes in County Kilkenny sold for a median of €315,837 in 2025.

County · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026
104,160residentsCensus, April 2022
€58,186median household incomegross, 2022
74%of homes owner-occupied13% rented privately
€316kmedian sale priceCounty Kilkenny, 2025
County Kilkenny by census small area
Map of County Kilkenny: 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 113 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
Aghaviller477€73k85%9%4%16%33%71%0
Aglish975€59k88%6%5%20%26%1%2
Attanagh404€71k86%12%0%14%30%0%1
Balleen517€71k93%5%1%16%31%4%0
Ballinamara390€84k91%6%0%10%32%5%0
Ballincrea348€73k91%7%1%16%29%10%0
Ballybeagh327€81k92%7%0%17%31%59%0
Ballycallan461€71k94%3%1%18%27%13%2
Ballyconra239€79k91%6%3%17%32%0%1
Ballyhale428€54k74%9%13%19%29%15%7
Ballyragget1,587€55k75%7%16%22%24%7%20
Ballyvool221€67k88%7%0%19%35%0%1
Baunmore122€79k94%4%0%19%27%0%1
Bennettsbridge1,163€55k83%7%8%19%32%28%14
Boolyglass155€59k94%4%2%21%27%59%0
Bramblestown291€97k92%7%0%8%44%0%1
Brownsford148€63k96%2%0%14%33%14%1
Burnchurch617€80k93%4%1%15%44%3%3
Callan Rural1,932€62k82%6%11%16%31%3%16
Callan Urban1,969€46k55%21%22%15%24%8%57
Castlebanny156€74k94%7%0%13%37%92%0
Castlecomer2,397€52k71%10%16%20%24%8%26
Castlegannon160€70k92%4%0%11%39%29%1
Clara756€72k88%9%2%19%38%5%6
Clogh1,288€56k84%3%10%19%20%0%3
Clogharinka264€59k85%8%1%14%24%1%0
Clomantagh347€56k84%11%3%19%30%0%0
Coolaghmore467€64k80%10%5%12%25%36%1
Coolcraheen532€75k90%7%1%20%38%18%1
Coolhill280€74k98%0%1%15%33%8%0
Danesfort464€73k90%5%4%19%39%4%7
Dunbell525€67k93%5%1%26%36%13%0
Dunkitt1,001€68k92%6%0%20%29%3%1
Dunmore675€81k84%14%1%18%51%16%11
Dunnamaggan460€66k91%3%4%14%34%5%3
Dysartmoon265€60k91%3%2%22%25%22%2
Earlstown235€72k92%7%0%13%32%3%0
Ennisnag530€71k88%9%1%16%40%5%4
Famma341€81k86%5%1%21%44%8%0
Farnoge336€67k93%4%0%18%32%6%1
Fiddown1,075€62k84%10%4%14%28%29%2
Freaghana267€66k95%3%1%18%33%80%0
Freshford989€47k75%10%12%24%22%7%16
Galmoy361€65k90%6%0%20%33%0%3
Glashare311€79k94%3%0%17%29%0%0
Goresbridge541€44k74%7%17%19%20%2%14
Gowran1,556€59k78%8%12%17%33%8%9
Graiguenamanagh1,860€43k71%9%18%19%22%10%27
Grange903€83k92%7%1%22%43%9%3
Inistioge849€45k80%12%5%22%33%42%6
Jerpoint Church955€58k76%10%13%17%28%8%26
Jerpoint West286€77k95%4%0%11%30%33%0
Johnstown877€46k73%11%13%24%20%14%7
Kells681€70k85%11%4%14%40%4%9
Kilbeacon214€95k97%2%0%16%33%23%0
Kilbride401€73k93%5%0%14%32%0%1
Kilcolumb621€77k96%4%0%16%32%8%1
Kilculliheen5,766€57k61%19%19%11%31%15%60
Kilfane288€57k90%4%0%16%34%0%2
Kilkeasy399€79k94%3%0%12%35%8%1
Kilkenny No. 1 Urban5,650€44k46%28%24%16%32%15%287
Kilkenny No. 2 Urban4,118€47k51%28%19%19%37%21%314
Kilkenny Rural18,603€61k64%20%15%14%40%16%115
Kilkieran709€81k92%6%1%11%37%14%1
Killahy703€58k83%8%7%20%28%25%3
Killamery237€52k81%1%11%24%30%61%0
Kilmacar471€75k90%6%2%16%30%0%2
Kilmaganny707€48k75%9%11%22%27%61%3
Kilmakevoge427€65k81%7%9%16%35%7%2
Kilmanagh560€66k87%7%4%17%31%11%5
Kiltorcan188€98k90%0%0%7%37%2%2
Knocktopher543€63k84%9%2%15%32%2%3
Lisdowney287€71k89%9%0%12%35%0%0
Listerlin428€77k97%2%0%15%32%9%4
Mallardstown217€51k78%13%1%19%30%7%3
Moneenroe1,311€52k83%4%10%18%23%4%2
Mothell499€61k86%4%5%15%25%28%0
Muckalee (Piltown)169€62k88%7%2%10%30%48%0
Muckalee (Castlecomer)625€81k94%3%0%13%32%0%1
Odagh486€74k90%7%0%16%34%12%1
Outrath768€72k89%8%0%23%39%1%4
Paulstown1,063€65k83%12%4%11%33%4%10
Pilltown2,002€52k72%12%15%16%28%12%15
Pleberstown202€63k90%8%0%16%38%41%0
Pollrone1,501€55k77%12%9%18%22%2%15
Portnascully1,137€64k87%4%9%18%27%0%7
Powerstown524€59k89%5%4%17%29%6%3
Rathbeagh287€80k88%10%1%18%30%1%1
Rathcoole558€76k92%6%0%13%37%18%3
Rathealy211€62k88%11%0%13%30%0%0
Rathpatrick1,121€59k85%5%9%22%23%14%3
Rosbercon Rural704€56k80%12%8%16%23%6%19
Rossinan801€68k89%6%2%14%29%9%1
Scotsborough174€59k89%6%5%16%28%18%0
Shanbogh501€73k92%4%1%18%29%16%0
Shankill929€70k85%10%4%15%33%4%8
St. Canice607€80k92%6%1%19%39%25%1
Stonyford721€66k79%9%7%17%40%35%7
Templeorum468€66k90%5%1%15%30%42%0
The Rower865€68k92%6%1%17%35%4%2
Thomastown2,342€50k65%17%16%14%32%10%34
Tiscoffin519€75k92%5%2%10%37%12%2
Tubbrid475€58k94%3%0%18%31%38%0
Tubbridbrittain307€71k91%5%1%19%24%12%0
Tullaghanbrogue546€73k92%5%1%12%39%13%1
Tullaherin230€72k90%8%0%16%38%4%4
Tullahought250€57k93%1%0%20%30%85%3
Tullaroan322€64k86%7%2%13%33%13%10
Ullard307€55k81%13%4%18%28%4%1
Ullid1,058€60k85%8%6%21%30%2%6
Urlingford1,453€45k57%20%21%17%17%7%21
Whitechurch453€58k83%13%1%19%29%11%3
Woolengrange366€71k92%5%1%17%42%2%0

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. 36,787 households, 2.8 people in each on average.

20%
aged under 15
12%
aged 15–24
25%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
16%
aged 65 and over
22%
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.

€58,186
median gross household income
€50,636
median household income after tax
56%
of residents aged 15+ are at work
8%
of the labour force are unemployed
32%
of adults whose education has finished hold a degree
31%
of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none10%
Lower secondary16%
Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)19%
Further education and apprenticeships22%
Bachelor’s degree22%
Postgraduate10%

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.

40,996 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 loan31%
Owned outright44%
Rented from a private landlord13%
Rented from the local authority or a housing body11%
Occupied free of rent2%

When homes were built

Before 194617%
1946–197012%
1971–199023%
1991–200014%
2001–201028%
2011–20153%
2016 or later4%
8%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022
1%holiday homescensus night, 2022
€315,837median sale price, County Kilkenny1,236 sales, 2025
2.8people per household2022

Median sale price, County Kilkenny

2010€145,000
2011€106,413
2012€99,250
2013€96,750
2014€107,913
2015€124,061
2016€140,000
2017€150,000
2018€175,000
2019€175,000
2020€180,000
2021€196,000
2022€227,000
2023€255,000
2024€275,000
2025€315,837

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. 10% of households have no car; 52% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike72%
Work or study mainly at home7%
On foot11%
Bus, minibus or coach8%
Train, DART or Luas1%
Bicycle1%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes37%
15 to 30 minutes34%
30 to 45 minutes18%
45 minutes to an hour5%
An hour to an hour and a half4%
An hour and a half or more4%
80%of households with broadband2022
7.2 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.

58 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 shops19
Bakeries2
Pharmacies15
GP surgeries and doctors12
Dentists11
Cafés and pubs94
Restaurants37
Parks11
Playgrounds11
Pitches28
Gyms and sports centres14
Libraries4
Crèches and childcare2
Bus stops37
Luas stops0
Railway and DART stations1
99schoolsOpenStreetMap
56crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap
50residents per km²2,071.0 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 Kilkenny, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Tower at Magdalena Court in Kilkenny
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Tower at Magdalena Court in Kilkenny
Photo: Becky McReynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cemetery adjacent to and north of Magdalena tower
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Cemetery adjacent to and north of Magdalena tower
Photo: Becky McReynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cemetery adjacent to and north of Magdalena tower 3
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Cemetery adjacent to and north of Magdalena tower 3
Photo: Becky McReynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0
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