Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
181 residents make their home in this town in Co. Clare.
Buying the median home, at €311,900, takes 7.6 times the town’s median household income. Public transport, bikes and feet take 3% of commuters to work. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents. 22% of residents 15 and over hold a degree.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Whitegate falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Whitegate does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Whitegate.
Mountshannon, Lough Derg, 4.2 km from Whitegate, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Whitegate | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 73% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Across the year it averages 10.1°C, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (10.5°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,136 mm of rain to Whitegate. December is the wettest month here, with 132 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Whitegate | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.4°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,136 mm | 1,199 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 1.7% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 6.6% of residents give unpaid care to a relative or friend, above Co. Clare’s towns (5.4%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Ages taken into account, Whitegate counts 100 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Whitegate | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.6% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2.5% | 2% |
| With a disability | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 87% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
24% live in social housing, above Co. Clare’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. Owners make up nearly two thirds of households.
| Housing | Whitegate | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 24% | 13% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 6% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €312K | €280K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 65% | 64% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V94, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
100% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space. Protected nature near Whitegate includes Slieve Aughty Mountains SPA. Within 1 km, 6.6% of the land is woodland, above Co. Clare’s towns (3.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Per 1,000 residents, Whitegate has 12.0 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Whitegate | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 49% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 69% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.6% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Thursday should be the warmest of the days ahead, at 10°C, and the coolest reaches only 7°C. In a typical November, days climb to about 11°C and nights sink to 4°C, the yardstick for Whitegate’s forecast. A passing shower is possible today, but barely measurable; the wind stays light at 18 km/h, and the low is 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 346 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 227 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 247 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 317 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Household income came to €40,990 a year before tax, below both Co. Clare’s towns (€53,417) and Irish towns (€57,760). 14% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Getting to work takes 34.8 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Whitegate | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34.8 min | 23.1 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 77% | 68% | 68% |
| Median household income | €40,990 | €53,417 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 32% | 44% | 31% |
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
Just over a tenth of the people living here were born in another country. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Co. Clare’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
52.5% of Whitegate’s residents are women
95 women and 86 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Whitegate | Co. Clare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 28% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7% | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 28% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Clare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 14 of 28 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Clare County Council, short of the 15 a majority needs. At the general election 64% voted, about level with Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and above Irish towns (59%). There is just one council for Whitegate, Clare County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government.
| Turnout | Whitegate | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 61% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
13% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Co. Clare’s towns (1.8%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The archaeological record lists 2 sites here.
| Heritage | Whitegate | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 110 | 25 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 13% | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Whitegate; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens18 km northeast
CastleBirr Castle35 km northeast
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches16 km south
CathedralSt John's Cathedral36 km southwest
CastleRedwood Castle28 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Whitegate’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
2 notable people were born in Whitegate; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Daryl McCormack: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Dominic Crossan: Donald Vish, CC BY 2.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
The median age in Whitegate is 47.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Whitegate had 181 people at the 2022 census, up from 168 in 2016: 7.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Clare
Whitegate has 181 people, in the area of Clare County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).