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Kilkenny No. 2 Urban

Kilkenny No. 2 Urban (County Kilkenny) had 4,118 residents in April 2022, part of Kilkenny. The median household had a gross income of €47,319, 19% below the county figure. 51% of households owned their home, 28% rented privately and 19% rented from the council or a housing body. From an average home, 314 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Electoral division · Kilkenny local electoral area · 16 census small areas · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026
4,118residentsCensus, April 2022
€47,319median household incomegross, 2022
51%of homes owner-occupied28% rented privately
21%green space within 500 maverage across small areas
Kilkenny No. 2 Urban by census small area
Map of Kilkenny No. 2 Urban: 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
Kilkenny No. 2 Urban · County KilkennyKilkenny No. 2 Urban highlighted; the rest of County Kilkenny in grey
Map of County Kilkenny with Kilkenny No. 2 Urban highlighted

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)

People.

Residents and households on census night, April 2022, next to the figure for County Kilkenny. 1,675 households, 2.3 people in each on average.

16%
aged under 15
9%
aged 15–24
31%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
19%
aged 65 and over
34%
of households are one person living alone

Electoral divisions are the smallest legally defined areas in the State and the building blocks of local electoral areas. They vary widely in size: a rural division may have a few hundred people, a city division several thousand. Census figures here are for the usually resident population on census night, 3 April 2022.

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.

€47,319
median gross household income
€41,786
median household income after tax
55%
of residents aged 15+ are at work
11%
of the labour force are unemployed
37%
of adults whose education has finished hold a degree
29%
of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none11%
Lower secondary13%
Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)20%
Further education and apprenticeships20%
Bachelor’s degree25%
Postgraduate12%

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.

1,937 dwellings on census night; 76% of households live in a house or bungalow and 25% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan15%
Owned outright36%
Rented from a private landlord28%
Rented from the local authority or a housing body19%
Occupied free of rent2%

When homes were built

Before 194619%
1946–197024%
1971–199023%
1991–20009%
2001–201018%
2011–20151%
2016 or later5%
11%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022
1%holiday homescensus night, 2022
€315,837median sale price, County Kilkenny1,236 sales, 2025
2.3people 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. 27% of households have no car; 25% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike52%
Work or study mainly at home9%
On foot30%
Bus, minibus or coach4%
Train, DART or Luas1%
Bicycle4%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes46%
15 to 30 minutes31%
30 to 45 minutes12%
45 minutes to an hour4%
An hour to an hour and a half4%
An hour and a half or more3%
85%of households with broadband2022
670 mto 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.

314 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 21% 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
1schoolOpenStreetMap
1crèche or childcare serviceOpenStreetMap
2,157residents per km²1.9 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.

Nearby divisions.

Other electoral divisions in the same local electoral area of County Kilkenny.