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County Longford

County Longford had 46,751 residents in April 2022, across 54 electoral divisions. The median household had a gross income of €47,217, 21% below the national figure. 65% of households owned their home and 19% rented from a private landlord. Homes in County Longford sold for a median of €154,500 in 2025.

County · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026
46,751residentsCensus, April 2022
€47,217median household incomegross, 2022
65%of homes owner-occupied19% rented privately
€155kmedian sale priceCounty Longford, 2025
County Longford by census small area
Map of County Longford: 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 54 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
Abbeylara351€47k76%16%6%21%28%13%4
Aghaboy687€51k83%8%7%17%22%0%1
Agharra480€57k85%10%4%18%37%57%2
Ardagh East730€63k88%6%3%19%32%35%1
Ardagh West509€66k89%6%4%15%34%15%0
Ballinalee648€40k67%9%23%18%28%3%4
Ballinamuck East622€54k80%12%4%16%25%2%2
Ballinamuck West530€41k72%7%19%21%19%6%2
Ballymahon2,970€48k52%30%17%15%25%68%11
Ballymuigh237€43k83%10%3%28%20%75%0
Breanrisk901€58k86%5%7%15%25%2%0
Bunlahy225€52k82%10%6%17%24%0%1
Caldragh2,690€60k73%18%8%14%35%20%10
Cashel East278€47k81%10%7%22%23%9%0
Cashel West651€56k89%9%2%21%30%8%0
Cloondara718€52k80%13%5%20%25%24%5
Cloonee767€66k80%15%3%16%31%3%3
Columbkille585€51k91%4%2%21%24%0%0
Coolamber397€68k88%8%4%14%29%97%2
Corboy420€60k90%7%3%21%33%47%1
Creevy326€61k95%4%0%20%30%4%1
Crosagstown260€62k90%2%3%20%26%27%0
Currygrane145€62k90%4%2%15%25%0%0
Dalystown188€52k90%10%0%19%20%0%0
Doory416€61k87%5%6%16%26%7%0
Drumgort488€45k87%4%7%20%23%0%3
Drumlish1,682€47k65%18%15%13%22%4%13
Drummeel129€43k85%0%8%26%19%2%0
Firry/Newgrove200€43k89%3%6%20%21%54%0
Forgney3,066€68k91%6%1%7%54%91%1
Foxhall611€36k63%5%29%16%17%34%2
Gelshagh366€60k92%6%1%14%27%0%0
Granard Rural307€67k88%7%2%16%30%0%2
Granard Urban1,268€40k47%30%21%17%15%0%27
Kilcommock1,161€49k62%11%25%13%26%10%5
Kilglass730€49k81%6%9%19%27%24%1
Killashee487€47k64%16%18%16%26%16%5
Killoe298€44k87%7%2%23%27%1%0
Knockanbaun188€59k93%3%3%13%30%2%0
Ledwithstown379€52k83%7%8%18%29%7%0
Lislea140€41k90%8%2%16%12%0%0
Longford No. 1 Urban4,043€32k28%31%41%14%15%6%73
Longford No. 2 Urban1,120€52k59%32%8%18%37%27%63
Longford Rural5,685€46k51%27%21%16%22%20%36
Meathas Truim2,477€45k46%38%14%12%20%41%20
Milltown367€58k89%3%8%18%26%0%0
Moatfarrell210€66k94%5%2%16%27%0%0
Mountdavis238€67k95%1%3%18%34%0%0
Moydow802€64k87%10%0%15%27%5%1
Moyne307€44k85%8%3%24%25%0%0
Mullanalaghta320€62k91%6%1%15%29%0%5
Newtown Forbes985€44k65%20%13%20%23%31%7
Rathcline1,700€45k63%19%16%18%27%8%14
Sonnagh266€38k79%2%12%25%19%0%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. 16,229 households, 2.7 people in each on average.

21%
aged under 15
12%
aged 15–24
26%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
16%
aged 65 and over
26%
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.

€47,217
median gross household income
€42,753
median household income after tax
53%
of residents aged 15+ are at work
11%
of the labour force are unemployed
26%
of adults whose education has finished hold a degree
26%
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)21%
Further education and apprenticeships23%
Bachelor’s degree18%
Postgraduate8%

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.

19,195 dwellings on census night; 94% of households live in a house or bungalow and 6% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan24%
Owned outright41%
Rented from a private landlord19%
Rented from the local authority or a housing body15%
Occupied free of rent2%

When homes were built

Before 194614%
1946–197011%
1971–199021%
1991–200013%
2001–201034%
2011–20153%
2016 or later3%
12%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022
2%holiday homescensus night, 2022
€154,500median sale price, County Longford546 sales, 2025
2.7people per household2022

Median sale price, County Longford

2010€92,750
2011€61,000
2012€53,001
2013€45,000
2014€51,080
2015€57,000
2016€67,525
2017€72,000
2018€80,000
2019€100,000
2020€100,000
2021€123,005
2022€136,500
2023€150,000
2024€160,000
2025€154,500

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. 14% of households have no car; 43% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike70%
Work or study mainly at home6%
On foot11%
Bus, minibus or coach10%
Train, DART or Luas1%
Bicycle1%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes42%
15 to 30 minutes28%
30 to 45 minutes15%
45 minutes to an hour4%
An hour to an hour and a half5%
An hour and a half or more6%
81%of households with broadband2022
8.2 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.

17 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 24% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

Supermarkets and convenience shops8
Bakeries0
Pharmacies3
GP surgeries and doctors1
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs8
Restaurants6
Parks4
Playgrounds2
Pitches11
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries2
Crèches and childcare0
Bus stops4
Luas stops0
Railway and DART stations1
44schoolsOpenStreetMap
2crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap
43residents per km²1,091.0 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.