Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 244 residents and lies in Co. Kerry.
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €263,800, costs 6.4 times as much. Its architectural heritage runs to 44 buildings on the national inventory. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over. 51% of households have paid off their home.
Knightstown has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The 3 things Knightstown does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 8 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 18%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Knightstown. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Knightstown.
White Strand, Caherciveen, 2.7 km from Knightstown, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. Under 1% of homes locally are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 3.1% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
July afternoons reach 18.1°C here, below Co. Kerry’s towns (19.6°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C) alike. In January, overnight lows in Knightstown settle at 5.3°C. Day and night, summer and winter, Knightstown averages 11.2°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.1°C | 19.6°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 5.3°C | 3.7°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,568 mm | 1,339 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 11.2°C | 10.9°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
6.6% of residents give unpaid care to a relative or friend, higher than both Co. Kerry’s towns (5.8%) and Irish towns (5.4%). Disability touches 30% of Knightstown’s population. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.3% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.6% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 4% of households, lower than both Co. Kerry’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (13%). Nearly one in ten households rent privately.
| Housing | Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 80% | 53% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 4% | 18% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 9% | 27% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €264K | €232K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V23, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Protected nature near Knightstown includes Valencia Harbour/Portmagee Channel SAC. The sea makes up 36% of the area within 5 km, above Co. Kerry’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. Also worth knowing: there are 1.9 ha of green space for every 1,000 people here.
| Outdoors | Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 36% | 0% | 0% |
| Near a park | 100% | 77% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 11% | 12% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.3% | 2.4% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 11 mm. Knightstown’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 12°C, and nights drop to 8°C. Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 26 km/h and the temperature dipping to 7°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 6°C | 471 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 7°C | 305 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 12°C | 321 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 10°C | 471 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Household income came to €41,180 a year before tax, about level with Co. Kerry’s towns (€42,580) and below Irish towns (€57,760). The unemployment rate comes to 7.3%. The census found 17% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
| Census 2022 | Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 76% | 67% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 45% | 53% | 31% |
| Median household income | €41,180 | €42,580 | €57,760 |
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.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of residents. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, above Co. Kerry’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Born abroad: 16% of residents.
Women make up 52.0% of Knightstown
127 women and 117 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 32% | 18% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 15% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.1% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 30% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kerry and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
63% of voters turned out at the last local elections. Kerry County Council is the council for Knightstown, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. At the general election 65% voted, close to Co. Kerry’s towns (65%) and above Irish towns (59%).
| Turnout | Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 63% | 62% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 65% | 65% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
18% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Kerry’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Archaeologists have recorded 8 sites here. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 44 buildings in Knightstown, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 1,803 | 94 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 18% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 8 | 19 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Knightstown have one school within 3 km. 47 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Dar Earca DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 47 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Knightstown | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 29% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 44 buildings in Knightstown, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 8 sites here.
No notable person born in Knightstown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knightstown | 244 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cahirciveen | 1,297 | 5.4 | — | B | A | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Knightstown is 51.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Knightstown had 244 people at the 2022 census, up from 244 in 2016: 0% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Kerry
Knightstown has 244 people, in the area of Kerry 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).