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County Meath

County Meath had 220,826 residents in April 2022, across 92 electoral divisions. The median household had a gross income of €70,657, 18% above the national figure. 78% of households owned their home and 13% rented from a private landlord. Homes in County Meath sold for a median of €385,000 in 2025.

County · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026
220,826residentsCensus, April 2022
€70,657median household incomegross, 2022
78%of homes owner-occupied13% rented privately
€385kmedian sale priceCounty Meath, 2025
County Meath by census small area
Map of County Meath: 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 92 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
Ardagh682€58k93%2%1%19%22%16%1
Ardbraccan2,363€74k91%6%1%17%31%10%3
Ardcath2,119€69k86%9%4%18%25%2%4
Ardmulchan1,137€84k91%6%0%16%34%0%5
Ardnamullan877€65k85%5%9%14%26%66%4
Athboy2,771€55k64%21%13%15%27%46%49
Ballinlough220€64k84%10%0%11%26%89%0
Ballyboggan567€78k88%9%1%21%23%86%1
Ballyconnell810€71k93%6%0%17%32%57%3
Balrathboyne643€65k82%4%13%16%28%29%2
Bective1,177€79k89%6%3%15%36%30%4
Boherboy324€64k96%3%0%19%24%93%0
Burry281€87k88%6%1%16%29%54%1
Carrickleck457€63k94%4%1%21%22%20%1
Castlejordan440€57k86%9%4%17%20%74%3
Castlekeeran513€63k77%4%13%14%26%42%4
Castlerickard2,247€75k85%9%4%10%31%54%22
Castletown1,034€66k88%7%3%15%24%1%1
Ceanannas Mór Rural4,980€62k75%17%7%14%29%37%72
Ceanannas Mór Urban2,219€37k47%27%25%17%20%23%110
Cloghbrack552€62k93%4%2%18%25%57%1
Clonmacduff516€73k88%6%1%16%28%0%1
Crossakeel590€57k80%12%6%11%32%71%1
Crosskeys377€59k91%7%1%16%25%89%2
Cruicetown417€72k90%8%1%13%26%3%0
Culmullin1,283€92k93%5%1%19%43%69%5
Donaghmore14,217€78k75%17%8%10%37%8%97
Donaghpatrick2,004€76k91%5%2%14%31%12%3
Drumcondra1,376€60k83%7%7%19%25%9%2
Duleek6,250€64k74%11%14%9%22%3%10
Dunboyne10,698€87k78%15%5%12%43%19%56
Dunshaughlin8,517€88k82%11%6%12%47%40%63
Gallow1,065€86k90%7%0%16%34%47%3
Galtrim791€80k87%7%1%15%39%19%1
Girley458€60k86%5%2%16%27%72%0
Grangegeeth695€68k90%7%2%14%25%2%0
Grennanstown1,260€69k86%10%2%15%30%72%22
Hill Of Down583€72k92%7%0%15%24%40%0
Innfield4,858€78k79%14%7%9%36%37%31
Julianstown11,501€61k74%12%7%12%35%6%24
Kentstown2,263€79k88%8%2%12%30%3%7
Kilbrew4,064€78k82%13%3%10%37%4%76
Kilbride576€88k95%3%1%13%43%1%3
Kilcooly408€68k89%8%2%13%38%72%7
Kildalkey1,363€77k90%6%3%11%31%59%5
Killaconnigan2,297€59k70%16%14%9%20%54%10
Killallon315€76k91%6%0%13%32%88%0
Killary1,291€62k89%7%1%18%27%4%0
Killeagh420€54k83%10%3%22%28%53%1
Killeen1,283€84k89%6%4%19%38%66%3
Killyon595€65k90%4%1%15%25%81%2
Kilmainham857€46k76%10%11%20%20%5%5
Kilmessan1,879€73k81%13%5%13%37%35%11
Kilmore1,907€86k92%6%0%16%40%49%4
Kilskeer444€67k83%12%0%18%29%63%3
Knocklough211€60k82%11%1%16%25%99%1
Laracor696€80k91%4%0%15%35%23%0
Loughan471€64k90%7%2%17%26%37%0
Maperath495€69k91%6%1%22%33%20%1
Martry792€76k92%5%0%16%29%17%4
Mellifont573€72k85%13%1%19%32%14%1
Moybolgue276€76k97%1%0%14%26%1%0
Moylagh423€53k87%9%1%20%28%84%2
Moynalty650€58k79%7%8%18%29%7%4
Navan Rural31,940€66k70%15%14%10%31%23%48
Navan Urban3,814€45k43%46%9%14%24%20%127
Newcastle447€70k94%3%0%17%20%15%1
Newtown1,032€63k76%14%9%8%30%31%13
Nobber822€59k67%13%17%15%23%16%10
Oldcastle2,333€46k64%18%16%17%20%60%28
Painestown1,260€72k94%5%1%18%30%0%2
Posseckstown193€65k87%8%5%17%24%0%0
Rahinstown517€68k92%4%1%20%30%63%2
Rathfeigh1,106€88k91%6%1%16%39%0%3
Rathkenny699€68k94%2%2%16%30%42%4
Rathmolyon1,660€72k87%7%5%14%30%64%5
Rathmore1,095€71k90%6%2%14%34%35%6
Ratoath11,894€94k84%11%4%8%41%26%61
Rodanstown1,865€97k90%5%2%14%50%55%27
Skreen1,673€76k86%9%2%18%40%35%4
Slane1,936€62k77%14%8%15%30%22%16
St. Mary's16,403€78k81%12%6%9%41%6%22
Stackallan751€76k89%6%0%16%36%31%3
Staholmog427€64k85%12%1%14%22%0%0
Stamullin5,471€81k88%9%2%10%34%6%13
Stonefield241€61k94%5%0%19%29%83%0
Summerhill1,453€62k66%15%17%15%29%41%15
Tara1,466€79k89%8%0%22%44%23%4
Teltown982€62k90%7%1%16%32%14%3
Trim Rural9,201€66k74%14%12%13%34%29%60
Trim Urban1,383€44k56%34%8%20%25%25%103
Trohanny344€54k93%2%2%20%19%4%1

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. 72,977 households, 3.0 people in each on average.

23%
aged under 15
13%
aged 15–24
27%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
12%
aged 65 and over
17%
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.

€70,657
median gross household income
€59,343
median household income after tax
59%
of residents aged 15+ are at work
7%
of the labour force are unemployed
34%
of adults whose education has finished hold a degree
35%
of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none9%
Lower secondary14%
Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)21%
Further education and apprenticeships22%
Bachelor’s degree23%
Postgraduate11%

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.

78,759 dwellings on census night; 92% of households live in a house or bungalow and 8% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan43%
Owned outright35%
Rented from a private landlord13%
Rented from the local authority or a housing body7%
Occupied free of rent2%

When homes were built

Before 194610%
1946–19709%
1971–199020%
1991–200016%
2001–201032%
2011–20153%
2016 or later10%
6%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022
0%holiday homescensus night, 2022
€385,000median sale price, County Meath3,188 sales, 2025
3.0people per household2022

Median sale price, County Meath

2010€195,000
2011€149,999
2012€123,000
2013€130,000
2014€150,000
2015€179,250
2016€200,000
2017€239,500
2018€256,000
2019€275,000
2020€275,000
2021€289,500
2022€312,312
2023€345,000
2024€345,000
2025€385,000

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. 7% of households have no car; 57% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike66%
Work or study mainly at home7%
On foot13%
Bus, minibus or coach11%
Train, DART or Luas1%
Bicycle1%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes30%
15 to 30 minutes26%
30 to 45 minutes19%
45 minutes to an hour9%
An hour to an hour and a half12%
An hour and a half or more4%
89%of households with broadband2022
8.8 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.

38 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 shops18
Bakeries3
Pharmacies5
GP surgeries and doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs24
Restaurants14
Parks1
Playgrounds5
Pitches20
Gyms and sports centres10
Libraries1
Crèches and childcare1
Bus stops18
Luas stops0
Railway and DART stations0
147schoolsOpenStreetMap
53crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap
94residents per km²2,342.0 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 Meath, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Boyne Navigation Canal
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Boyne Navigation Canal
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Donaghmore2-0506
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Donaghmore2-0506
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Donaghmore1-0508
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Donaghmore1-0508
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