County Wicklow

County Wicklow had 155,851 residents in April 2022, across 82 electoral divisions. The median household had a gross income of €64,077, 7% above the national figure. 74% of households owned their home and 14% rented from a private landlord. Homes in County Wicklow sold for a median of €444,999 in 2025.

County · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026

155,851residentsCensus, April 2022

€64,077median household incomegross, 2022

74%of homes owner-occupied14% rented privately

€445kmedian sale priceCounty Wicklow, 2025

County Wicklow 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 82 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
Aghowle	262	€57k	85%	6%	5%	15%	19%	1%	1
Altidore	388	€71k	86%	10%	1%	18%	44%	97%	1
Arklow No. 1 Urban	10,367	€48k	66%	19%	14%	14%	22%	10%	75
Arklow No. 2 Urban	3,023	€54k	61%	22%	15%	14%	31%	11%	52
Arklow Rural	1,415	€59k	80%	13%	5%	15%	29%	32%	6
Aughrim	1,973	€53k	70%	12%	16%	16%	30%	11%	12
Ballinaclash	696	€58k	81%	8%	8%	15%	33%	7%	1
Ballinacor	369	€60k	82%	13%	0%	16%	35%	92%	0
Ballinderry	508	€58k	82%	14%	2%	14%	38%	20%	1
Ballingate	415	€53k	93%	4%	1%	20%	23%	0%	0
Ballinglen	234	€70k	87%	5%	5%	15%	20%	62%	0
Ballinguile	153	€76k	89%	9%	0%	12%	44%	34%	0
Ballyarthur	1,144	€64k	77%	9%	12%	16%	33%	27%	8
Ballybeg	217	€58k	97%	0%	0%	15%	37%	36%	0
Ballycullen	339	€61k	73%	25%	0%	21%	47%	66%	0
Baltinglass	3,029	€53k	64%	15%	19%	15%	24%	1%	16
Blessington	4,588	€66k	71%	17%	11%	13%	33%	25%	51
Bray No. 1	1,876	€46k	49%	24%	27%	15%	33%	18%	173
Bray No. 2	6,898	€65k	66%	29%	5%	21%	50%	16%	153
Bray No. 3	6,606	€61k	77%	17%	5%	23%	38%	16%	148
Brockagh	760	€58k	70%	15%	11%	17%	34%	69%	12
Burgage	2,243	€80k	79%	17%	2%	10%	34%	17%	22
Calary	374	€80k	85%	13%	0%	17%	38%	100%	0
Carnew	1,873	€45k	63%	12%	23%	16%	18%	1%	5
Coolattin	286	€53k	86%	9%	0%	20%	35%	25%	1
Coolballintaggart	528	€50k	85%	2%	10%	18%	22%	21%	2
Coolboy	613	€58k	91%	2%	4%	16%	24%	23%	0
Cronebane	533	€50k	88%	3%	8%	18%	26%	11%	1
Cronelea	181	€50k	87%	9%	1%	25%	23%	34%	0
Delgany	7,707	€89k	82%	9%	8%	13%	56%	19%	44
Donaghmore	463	€64k	83%	13%	1%	16%	27%	6%	3
Donard	586	€59k	71%	13%	9%	17%	31%	30%	5
Dunganstown East	925	€69k	84%	14%	0%	25%	47%	34%	6
Dunganstown South	954	€65k	78%	8%	9%	14%	34%	1%	5
Dunganstown West	481	€70k	82%	9%	2%	14%	44%	17%	5
Dunlavin	1,580	€54k	66%	12%	20%	19%	25%	1%	12
Eadestown	215	€53k	90%	6%	2%	17%	27%	7%	3
Ennereilly	465	€67k	78%	18%	1%	19%	38%	2%	0
Enniskerry	3,173	€87k	80%	11%	7%	17%	50%	53%	24
Glendalough	311	€72k	87%	7%	0%	19%	30%	100%	0
Glenealy	2,861	€63k	76%	12%	9%	15%	36%	32%	11
Greystones	8,137	€82k	81%	15%	3%	20%	56%	9%	80
Hartstown	270	€71k	91%	5%	0%	14%	32%	0%	0
Hollywood	820	€68k	85%	13%	0%	13%	37%	83%	2
Humewood	351	€53k	82%	8%	9%	17%	23%	80%	0
Imael North	257	€60k	79%	14%	3%	13%	33%	35%	0
Imael South	271	€68k	91%	7%	2%	19%	17%	0%	0
Kilballyowen	405	€58k	90%	5%	2%	17%	29%	30%	3
Kilbride (Arklow)	928	€59k	85%	11%	1%	26%	32%	28%	3
Kilbride (Baltinglass)	1,093	€71k	85%	11%	0%	19%	39%	64%	3
Kilcoole	12,163	€80k	74%	17%	8%	10%	48%	25%	48
Killinure	369	€52k	85%	8%	4%	19%	27%	33%	1
Killiskey	1,637	€77k	79%	8%	7%	14%	51%	49%	9
Kilmacanoge	15,082	€71k	74%	11%	14%	14%	36%	28%	69
Kilpipe	452	€55k	85%	11%	1%	16%	26%	0%	0
Knockrath	252	€61k	75%	9%	10%	15%	31%	93%	0
Lackan	861	€71k	82%	14%	1%	15%	41%	37%	2
Lugglass	188	€78k	89%	4%	4%	11%	37%	96%	0
Money	165	€59k	95%	2%	2%	26%	38%	63%	0
Moneystown	340	€69k	92%	6%	0%	14%	43%	27%	1
Newcastle Lower	2,472	€71k	77%	11%	9%	16%	38%	22%	10
Newcastle Upper	4,790	€67k	82%	8%	10%	13%	36%	42%	18
Oldtown	671	€66k	86%	9%	1%	16%	36%	19%	0
Ovoca	728	€51k	74%	7%	16%	20%	27%	9%	3
Powerscourt	889	€82k	86%	10%	0%	17%	55%	90%	6
Rath	287	€67k	86%	9%	0%	15%	29%	17%	0
Rathdangan	498	€57k	91%	4%	2%	26%	37%	2%	0
Rathdrum	3,173	€58k	69%	12%	17%	14%	32%	23%	17
Rathmichael (Bray)	2,348	€50k	45%	6%	49%	13%	15%	26%	136
Rathsallagh	291	€62k	88%	7%	1%	17%	32%	0%	1
Shillelagh	633	€48k	75%	10%	12%	16%	27%	16%	8
Stratford	463	€60k	80%	7%	11%	14%	32%	6%	2
Talbotstown	456	€58k	85%	9%	1%	16%	31%	2%	0
The Grange	472	€71k	78%	13%	6%	15%	36%	11%	11
Tinahely	1,634	€49k	73%	9%	15%	18%	24%	6%	12
Tober	495	€68k	88%	8%	0%	16%	37%	0%	1
Togher (Wicklow)	1,500	€65k	70%	11%	18%	11%	32%	5%	14
Togher (Baltinglass)	387	€64k	87%	9%	1%	15%	27%	10%	0
Trooperstown	348	€77k	92%	4%	0%	15%	38%	97%	0
Tuckmill	314	€64k	87%	10%	0%	12%	24%	3%	0
Wicklow Rural	10,247	€72k	73%	11%	15%	10%	38%	5%	36
Wicklow Urban	7,102	€51k	65%	16%	17%	18%	30%	9%	78

People.

Residents and households on census night, April 2022, next to the figure for Ireland. 54,211 households, 2.8 people in each on average.

21%

aged under 15

12%

aged 15–24

26%

aged 25–44

27%

aged 45–64

15%

aged 65 and over

20%

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.

€64,077

median gross household income

€54,601

median household income after tax

56%

of residents aged 15+ are at work

of the labour force are unemployed

37%

of adults whose education has finished hold a degree

41%

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)19%

Further education and apprenticeships21%

Bachelor’s degree24%

Postgraduate13%

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.

59,629 dwellings on census night; 90% of households live in a house or bungalow and 10% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan35%

Owned outright38%

Rented from a private landlord14%

Rented from the local authority or a housing body11%

Occupied free of rent2%

When homes were built

Before 194616%

1946–197011%

1971–199026%

1991–200015%

2001–201023%

2011–20153%

2016 or later8%

6%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022

2%holiday homescensus night, 2022

€444,999median sale price, County Wicklow2,982 sales, 2025

2.8people per household2022

Median sale price, County Wicklow

2010€230,000

2011€150,000

2012€151,000

2013€165,000

2014€200,000

2015€233,000

2016€260,000

2017€285,000

2018€285,000

2019€292,500

2020€300,000

2021€347,625

2022€395,000

2023€425,000

2024€435,000

2025€444,999

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 motorbike64%

Work or study mainly at home10%

On foot13%

Bus, minibus or coach8%

Train, DART or Luas4%

Bicycle1%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes32%

15 to 30 minutes25%

30 to 45 minutes18%

45 minutes to an hour8%

An hour to an hour and a half11%

An hour and a half or more4%

88%of households with broadband2022

4.9 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.

51 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 shops21

Bakeries4

Pharmacies11

GP surgeries and doctors4

Dentists4

Cafés and pubs30

Restaurants16

Parks3

Playgrounds3

Pitches15

Gyms and sports centres13

Libraries1

Crèches and childcare1

Bus stops51

Luas stops0

Railway and DART stations1

111schoolsOpenStreetMap

25crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap

77residents per km²2,025.0 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 Wicklow, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.