County Laois

County Laois had 91,877 residents in April 2022, across 97 electoral divisions. The median household had a gross income of €59,521, in line with the national figure. 74% of households owned their home and 13% rented from a private landlord. Homes in County Laois sold for a median of €300,000 in 2025.

County · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026

91,877residentsCensus, April 2022

€59,521median household incomegross, 2022

74%of homes owner-occupied13% rented privately

€300kmedian sale priceCounty Laois, 2025

County Laois 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 97 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
Abbeyleix	2,979	€50k	74%	11%	12%	18%	31%	7%	24
Aghmacart	377	€73k	87%	8%	1%	14%	32%	18%	0
Arderin	292	€62k	80%	3%	11%	11%	26%	62%	0
Ardough	369	€65k	94%	3%	0%	15%	27%	33%	0
Arless	408	€61k	82%	1%	14%	16%	33%	0%	3
Ballickmoyler	848	€74k	92%	5%	2%	13%	34%	1%	12
Ballinakill	838	€65k	87%	6%	6%	19%	29%	7%	7
Ballyadams	437	€74k	90%	3%	2%	14%	36%	2%	3
Ballybrittas	1,520	€84k	89%	8%	1%	12%	44%	2%	4
Ballybrophy	223	€75k	88%	8%	2%	12%	28%	0%	0
Ballycarroll	398	€82k	91%	7%	1%	14%	27%	0%	0
Ballyfin	711	€68k	94%	4%	0%	16%	36%	30%	0
Ballylehane	203	€68k	94%	3%	0%	15%	34%	0%	0
Ballylynan	1,527	€62k	75%	12%	12%	12%	25%	2%	14
Ballyroan	1,193	€66k	80%	7%	11%	13%	29%	2%	7
Barrowhouse	518	€71k	94%	4%	1%	15%	27%	2%	1
Blandsfort	338	€64k	96%	2%	1%	20%	30%	0%	0
Borris	1,797	€53k	58%	29%	13%	8%	28%	14%	29
Borris-In-Ossory	1,012	€48k	67%	13%	18%	16%	21%	1%	5
Caher	108	€75k	91%	3%	3%	19%	23%	6%	0
Capard/Brisha	328	€65k	88%	4%	1%	15%	28%	100%	0
Cappalough	361	€69k	94%	4%	2%	14%	35%	20%	0
Cardtown	169	€78k	91%	2%	2%	15%	11%	73%	0
Castlecuffe	423	€68k	94%	2%	0%	16%	24%	95%	0
Castletown	835	€54k	80%	7%	12%	17%	29%	6%	3
Clash	372	€65k	93%	3%	2%	16%	29%	1%	1
Clonaslee	954	€52k	74%	8%	15%	17%	21%	14%	11
Clondarrig	2,753	€68k	72%	12%	15%	5%	34%	8%	32
Clonin	243	€64k	90%	5%	3%	17%	23%	0%	2
Clonkeen	693	€80k	95%	2%	1%	16%	31%	1%	0
Clonmore	215	€61k	89%	4%	1%	23%	24%	4%	0
Colt	180	€63k	89%	5%	3%	27%	17%	0%	0
Coolrain	328	€64k	88%	6%	5%	17%	23%	0%	2
Cuffsborough	360	€69k	90%	6%	2%	14%	32%	1%	0
Cullahill	362	€66k	89%	7%	0%	16%	34%	0%	1
Cullenagh	151	€71k	90%	8%	0%	15%	37%	12%	0
Curraclone	269	€85k	93%	5%	0%	15%	33%	47%	1
Dangans	1,524	€52k	53%	8%	38%	6%	19%	3%	31
Donaghmore	273	€58k	92%	6%	1%	17%	25%	0%	0
Donore	486	€74k	93%	3%	1%	16%	26%	5%	0
Doonane	844	€51k	78%	7%	14%	15%	23%	8%	5
Dunmore	284	€85k	90%	5%	0%	18%	33%	5%	0
Durrow	1,383	€57k	77%	12%	8%	18%	26%	11%	22
Dysartgallen	275	€72k	94%	2%	2%	15%	38%	31%	2
Emo	1,338	€71k	89%	6%	1%	13%	31%	9%	2
Errill	429	€53k	75%	7%	17%	11%	21%	1%	6
Farnans	208	€50k	89%	3%	3%	22%	27%	5%	0
Fossy	183	€75k	91%	5%	2%	14%	29%	34%	0
Garrymore	264	€86k	93%	3%	1%	8%	31%	0%	0
Graigue	264	€51k	85%	7%	6%	21%	27%	45%	0
Graigue Rural	5,330	€60k	64%	18%	18%	9%	29%	3%	50
Grantstown	388	€69k	87%	8%	1%	16%	31%	0%	7
Jamestown	532	€72k	90%	7%	1%	15%	39%	0%	1
Kilcoke	141	€70k	89%	6%	0%	21%	30%	9%	0
Kilcolmanbane	627	€80k	96%	2%	0%	16%	30%	8%	0
Kildellig	297	€88k	87%	10%	2%	9%	24%	0%	0
Killabban	456	€68k	90%	8%	1%	15%	29%	1%	6
Killermogh	358	€58k	84%	9%	2%	23%	28%	0%	5
Kilmullen	599	€80k	96%	2%	1%	14%	37%	1%	6
Kilmurry	305	€84k	90%	1%	3%	12%	37%	8%	0
Kilnaseer	325	€77k	89%	8%	1%	19%	29%	0%	0
Kyle	224	€52k	92%	6%	1%	24%	23%	0%	3
Kyle South	296	€60k	93%	5%	0%	22%	30%	0%	0
Lacka	309	€62k	96%	1%	3%	16%	19%	89%	0
Luggacurren	329	€68k	90%	4%	2%	16%	25%	0%	0
Marymount	148	€58k	93%	4%	0%	12%	33%	51%	0
Meelick	420	€59k	75%	7%	15%	17%	24%	3%	3
Moneenalassa	149	€54k	88%	8%	2%	14%	29%	0%	0
Moneymore	141	€69k	96%	4%	0%	16%	25%	1%	0
Mountmellick Rural	1,090	€74k	94%	4%	0%	18%	28%	3%	7
Mountmellick Urban	3,172	€47k	64%	20%	14%	17%	19%	3%	38
Mountrath	2,681	€47k	61%	15%	23%	13%	21%	9%	25
Moyanna	410	€92k	95%	4%	0%	15%	37%	0%	0
Nealstown	91	€68k	93%	0%	0%	22%	19%	89%	0
Newtown	330	€60k	90%	2%	4%	17%	22%	0%	3
O'moresforest	513	€73k	93%	4%	1%	20%	34%	1%	1
Portarlington South	7,859	€55k	65%	18%	16%	9%	27%	4%	42
Portlaoighise Rural	17,352	€61k	64%	20%	15%	10%	32%	6%	63
Portlaoighise Urban	3,931	€45k	52%	31%	14%	16%	26%	8%	138
Raheen	495	€78k	89%	6%	1%	10%	28%	0%	0
Rathaspick	287	€67k	94%	2%	1%	14%	33%	0%	0
Rathdowney	1,317	€44k	64%	20%	14%	18%	16%	2%	26
Rathsaran	604	€55k	84%	9%	5%	19%	24%	1%	9
Rearymore	307	€55k	97%	1%	1%	14%	24%	7%	0
Rosenallis	442	€66k	96%	2%	2%	17%	23%	3%	2
Rossmore	464	€87k	96%	3%	0%	18%	43%	0%	0
Sallyford	604	€74k	93%	4%	1%	15%	29%	9%	0
Shaen	1,001	€76k	95%	3%	0%	18%	29%	3%	0
Shrule	316	€77k	92%	2%	5%	15%	33%	0%	0
Stradbally	1,912	€53k	71%	10%	16%	20%	21%	8%	22
Tankardstown	405	€71k	94%	2%	1%	16%	30%	0%	4
Timahoe	664	€75k	90%	3%	3%	13%	30%	4%	2
Timogue	366	€69k	95%	2%	0%	19%	32%	1%	0
Tinnahinch	175	€49k	82%	13%	2%	23%	27%	100%	0
Trumra	284	€65k	89%	4%	2%	19%	27%	4%	0
Turra	392	€72k	93%	3%	0%	14%	28%	0%	0
Vicarstown	192	€68k	92%	3%	0%	21%	29%	15%	3

People.

Residents and households on census night, April 2022, next to the figure for Ireland. 31,232 households, 2.9 people in each on average.

22%

aged under 15

13%

aged 15–24

27%

aged 25–44

25%

aged 45–64

13%

aged 65 and over

21%

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.

€59,521

median gross household income

€51,693

median household income after tax

56%

of residents aged 15+ are at work

of the labour force are unemployed

28%

of adults whose education has finished hold a degree

28%

of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none11%

Lower secondary16%

Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)22%

Further education and apprenticeships23%

Bachelor’s degree20%

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.

34,443 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 loan35%

Owned outright39%

Rented from a private landlord13%

Rented from the local authority or a housing body11%

Occupied free of rent2%

When homes were built

Before 194614%

1946–19709%

1971–199018%

1991–200014%

2001–201036%

2011–20154%

2016 or later5%

8%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022

1%holiday homescensus night, 2022

€300,000median sale price, County Laois1,481 sales, 2025

2.9people per household2022

Median sale price, County Laois

2010€136,200

2011€100,000

2012€70,000

2013€65,000

2014€81,500

2015€100,500

2016€124,370

2017€130,500

2018€142,000

2019€169,000

2020€178,000

2021€195,000

2022€217,898

2023€250,000

2024€265,000

2025€300,000

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. 10% of households have no car; 51% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike73%

Work or study mainly at home6%

On foot9%

Bus, minibus or coach8%

Train, DART or Luas2%

Bicycle1%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes36%

15 to 30 minutes29%

30 to 45 minutes15%

45 minutes to an hour6%

An hour to an hour and a half9%

An hour and a half or more5%

83%of households with broadband2022

5.8 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.

32 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 7% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

Supermarkets and convenience shops18

Bakeries0

Pharmacies7

GP surgeries and doctors0

Dentists2

Cafés and pubs30

Restaurants19

Parks5

Playgrounds2

Pitches10

Gyms and sports centres4

Libraries3

Crèches and childcare1

Bus stops15

Luas stops0

Railway and DART stations1

76schoolsOpenStreetMap

17crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap

53residents per km²1,719.0 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 Laois, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.