County Sligo

County Sligo had 70,198 residents in April 2022, across 80 electoral divisions. The median household had a gross income of €50,438, 16% below the national figure. 70% of households owned their home and 17% rented from a private landlord. Homes in County Sligo sold for a median of €222,500 in 2025.

County · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026

70,198residentsCensus, April 2022

€50,438median household incomegross, 2022

70%of homes owner-occupied17% rented privately

€223kmedian sale priceCounty Sligo, 2025

County Sligo 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 80 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
Achonry East	468	€47k	77%	8%	9%	19%	20%	48%	1
Achonry West	810	€48k	85%	10%	1%	22%	30%	63%	7
Aclare	233	€36k	90%	2%	6%	25%	30%	13%	3
Aghanagh	391	€52k	83%	5%	11%	16%	33%	18%	0
Annagh	200	€52k	85%	12%	0%	21%	39%	81%	0
Aughris	171	€38k	91%	5%	3%	22%	22%	39%	3
Ballintogher East	661	€57k	77%	11%	11%	12%	30%	47%	3
Ballintogher West	457	€65k	93%	4%	1%	18%	33%	53%	0
Ballymote	2,269	€44k	64%	18%	15%	18%	28%	55%	30
Ballynakill	462	€56k	93%	6%	1%	12%	24%	31%	2
Ballynashee	386	€48k	70%	10%	18%	11%	28%	48%	4
Ballysadare East	1,387	€56k	77%	9%	13%	17%	35%	2%	16
Ballysadare West	361	€62k	87%	6%	2%	21%	30%	49%	0
Banada	610	€42k	85%	4%	8%	24%	28%	45%	1
Branchfield/Carrownaskeagh	155	€46k	87%	3%	5%	29%	27%	58%	0
Breencorragh	117	€47k	90%	5%	3%	29%	20%	38%	0
Bricklieve	213	€49k	94%	3%	3%	24%	25%	0%	0
Buncrowey	294	€34k	72%	3%	21%	23%	23%	26%	3
Calry	1,792	€72k	88%	10%	1%	23%	47%	70%	2
Carney	714	€65k	93%	4%	1%	23%	38%	50%	3
Carrickbanagher	707	€61k	90%	7%	2%	18%	25%	1%	0
Cartron	157	€52k	89%	2%	5%	23%	26%	0%	0
Castleconor East	239	€49k	90%	1%	5%	20%	19%	10%	0
Castleconor West	1,095	€60k	90%	7%	1%	20%	34%	22%	5
Cliffony North	1,000	€51k	79%	13%	5%	23%	38%	44%	3
Cliffony South	577	€58k	90%	8%	1%	22%	33%	32%	1
Cloonacool	306	€40k	82%	7%	10%	21%	28%	0%	0
Cloonoghill	307	€49k	83%	5%	10%	23%	28%	75%	2
Collooney	3,188	€54k	58%	27%	14%	10%	39%	18%	22
Coolaney	1,563	€60k	74%	14%	11%	8%	38%	7%	7
Coolavin	461	€38k	84%	7%	4%	21%	29%	6%	1
Cuilmore	555	€40k	85%	10%	3%	24%	21%	34%	3
Dromard East	180	€50k	83%	8%	3%	24%	38%	4%	0
Dromard West	207	€69k	92%	3%	0%	14%	33%	11%	0
Dromore	527	€45k	77%	11%	9%	18%	26%	0%	3
Drumcliff East	764	€65k	90%	8%	0%	28%	47%	71%	2
Drumcliff West	1,826	€74k	85%	9%	2%	28%	55%	46%	7
Drumcolumb	273	€50k	88%	7%	4%	18%	23%	39%	0
Drumfin	412	€62k	92%	2%	4%	14%	32%	25%	0
Drumrat	540	€46k	79%	6%	13%	21%	25%	8%	2
Easky East	626	€36k	72%	7%	19%	22%	24%	32%	3
Easky West	664	€40k	85%	7%	4%	23%	28%	95%	3
Glencar	259	€80k	81%	14%	1%	17%	53%	26%	0
Glendarragh	234	€58k	94%	4%	0%	18%	31%	16%	0
Kilfree	541	€41k	69%	14%	14%	21%	24%	53%	6
Kilglass	1,765	€42k	67%	19%	11%	25%	31%	41%	43
Killadoon	276	€48k	92%	4%	1%	27%	29%	23%	0
Killaraght	456	€53k	91%	5%	3%	19%	29%	46%	0
Kilmacowen	2,347	€69k	90%	5%	3%	21%	41%	32%	12
Kilmacteige	226	€54k	90%	6%	2%	22%	22%	0%	0
Kilmactranny	360	€57k	93%	4%	0%	18%	33%	22%	2
Kilshalvy	298	€44k	87%	5%	4%	24%	29%	53%	0
Kilturra	226	€56k	88%	6%	6%	21%	24%	87%	2
Knockaree	4,077	€66k	75%	16%	7%	17%	52%	56%	27
Lakeview	511	€58k	82%	11%	7%	19%	27%	0%	0
Leitrim	381	€51k	92%	3%	3%	20%	31%	84%	1
Lisconny	394	€59k	92%	6%	1%	15%	29%	11%	0
Lissadill East	862	€69k	78%	17%	3%	13%	44%	27%	5
Lissadill North	1,549	€62k	76%	10%	12%	14%	42%	29%	12
Lissadill West	639	€46k	80%	12%	5%	18%	36%	26%	1
Loughil	74	€54k	86%	7%	0%	26%	32%	0%	0
Owenmore	102	€42k	89%	9%	2%	27%	22%	44%	0
Rathmacurkey	598	€41k	91%	4%	4%	21%	22%	24%	1
Riverstown	753	€47k	74%	13%	9%	16%	27%	4%	6
Rossinver East	191	€54k	89%	2%	2%	22%	31%	98%	0
Rossinver West	243	€66k	88%	7%	1%	15%	35%	98%	0
Shancough	134	€60k	96%	2%	0%	21%	26%	56%	0
Skreen	175	€44k	90%	5%	2%	25%	38%	56%	0
Sligo East	4,940	€42k	55%	25%	19%	18%	30%	20%	149
Sligo North	6,127	€39k	31%	45%	24%	17%	31%	27%	135
Sligo West	7,788	€47k	55%	27%	16%	18%	37%	15%	119
Streamstown	255	€45k	87%	8%	2%	19%	29%	88%	5
Temple	394	€60k	79%	11%	11%	12%	32%	23%	1
Templeboy North	314	€52k	86%	7%	3%	16%	28%	10%	5
Templeboy South/Mullagheruse	260	€52k	91%	2%	6%	22%	25%	42%	0
Templevanny	241	€56k	91%	6%	1%	23%	32%	25%	0
Tobercurry	3,118	€44k	60%	23%	16%	16%	27%	48%	31
Toberpatrick East	232	€58k	85%	9%	2%	24%	39%	3%	0
Toberpatrick West	306	€56k	83%	6%	8%	21%	41%	1%	1
Toomour	227	€43k	83%	5%	9%	19%	24%	12%	1

People.

Residents and households on census night, April 2022, next to the figure for Ireland. 26,855 households, 2.5 people in each on average.

19%

aged under 15

12%

aged 15–24

24%

aged 25–44

26%

aged 45–64

18%

aged 65 and over

29%

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.

€50,438

median gross household income

€44,887

median household income after tax

53%

of residents aged 15+ are at work

of the labour force are unemployed

35%

of adults whose education has finished hold a degree

30%

of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none10%

Lower secondary14%

Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)20%

Further education and apprenticeships21%

Bachelor’s degree23%

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.

33,711 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 loan26%

Owned outright44%

Rented from a private landlord17%

Rented from the local authority or a housing body11%

Occupied free of rent2%

When homes were built

Before 194616%

1946–197012%

1971–199024%

1991–200016%

2001–201028%

2011–20153%

2016 or later3%

12%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022

6%holiday homescensus night, 2022

€222,500median sale price, County Sligo966 sales, 2025

2.5people per household2022

Median sale price, County Sligo

2010€116,568

2011€67,483

2012€68,736

2013€71,896

2014€80,000

2015€85,000

2016€79,000

2017€96,500

2018€98,500

2019€115,000

2020€107,825

2021€137,000

2022€169,000

2023€165,000

2024€200,000

2025€222,500

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. 13% of households have no car; 45% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike70%

Work or study mainly at home9%

On foot12%

Bus, minibus or coach7%

Train, DART or Luas0%

Bicycle1%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes42%

15 to 30 minutes35%

30 to 45 minutes15%

45 minutes to an hour4%

An hour to an hour and a half3%

An hour and a half or more2%

81%of households with broadband2022

6.4 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.

44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 33% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

Supermarkets and convenience shops17

Bakeries6

Pharmacies13

GP surgeries and doctors0

Dentists3

Cafés and pubs52

Restaurants21

Parks26

Playgrounds1

Pitches25

Gyms and sports centres14

Libraries1

Crèches and childcare1

Bus stops22

Luas stops0

Railway and DART stations1

76schoolsOpenStreetMap

11crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap

38residents per km²1,837.0 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 Sligo, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.