Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.06.7% of homes are holiday homes, more than in 97% of Irish towns
Set against 12% across Ireland’s towns, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 in Dromahair. In 2022, the Census found 939 residents here, living in 376 households. Locally, 34% of households are one person living alone. 86% of residents describe themselves as White Irish, more than in 81% of Irish towns.
Dromahair grew +13% from 2016 to 2022, faster than 75% of Irish towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2022 censuses, on 2022 boundaries, and the change beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Change, 2016 to 2022
CSO publishes yearly population estimates for counties and regions, not towns, so the trend is two censuses rather than a line; 2016 ages aren’t on 2022 boundaries, so there is no change by age.
Across Ireland’s towns the median change is +8%; across Co. Leitrim’s towns, +10%.
Half of Dromahair is over 39.2, older than 68% of Irish towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 5–9: 11% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Ireland’s towns. Across Dromahair, 13% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Co. Leitrim 51.6%, Ireland 51.2%.
9% of residents 15 and over are students, below 78% of Irish towns
CSO’s social classes (everyone, by their own or their family’s occupation), the occupations of those at work, and where residents lived a year before the Census.
Residents by social class · all residents
Where residents lived a year earlier
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Workers by occupation · residents at work
Across Ireland’s towns, 7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier; in Dromahair, 8.8%. Typically, 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns.
Below 90% of Irish towns: 2.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Leitrim’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
The average household has 2.6 people, against 2.7 across Ireland’s towns. For Dromahair, the census puts households of parents with children at 44%. Set beside that, 4.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across Ireland’s towns.
Households in flats make up 3.2% in Dromahair, less than in 95% of Irish towns
Home types, cars and the internet, by household. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Internet at home · share of households
Most homes are connected: 89% have broadband, and 8.6% have no internet (typical: 7.6%). In Dromahair, 6.9% of households have no car or van. 2.9% of households live in a flat or apartment, less than in 95% of Irish towns, against a typical 12% across Ireland’s towns.
€55,530 a year is the median household income here
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
Before tax, the middle household here has €55,530 a year, 8% less than the Ireland median (€60,120). Across Co. Leitrim the median is €45,270.
Fewer residents with another country’s citizenship than 73% of Irish towns: 11%
Place of birth and citizenship as CSO asks them: born abroad includes Irish citizens born abroad.
Born abroad, by birthplace · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
Citizens of another country, by citizenship; CSO counts dual Irish citizens as Irish.
Other languages · share of all residents
CSO’s small-area tables don’t give the year people arrived.
Residents born abroad were most often born in the UK (9.6%), then in India (3.4%). Lower than in 64% of Irish towns: 19% of residents were born outside Ireland. For comparison, 15% of residents are citizens of another country across Ireland’s towns.
Above 90% of Irish towns: 1.9% of residents speak Irish daily outside education
Residents aged 3 and over who can speak Irish, and how often they speak it outside education (CSO).
Irish speakers · residents aged 3 and over
Irish speakers number 403, or 47% of residents aged 3 and over. Daily speakers of Irish outside education: 1.1% across Ireland’s towns, for comparison.
In Dromahair, 76% of residents said they are Catholic, more than in 77% of Irish towns
Ethnic or cultural background and religion, in CSO’s categories, as people described themselves.
Ethnic groups other than White Irish · all residents
White Irish, not charted: 86% of Dromahair · Co. Leitrim’s towns 80% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Behind White Irish, the largest groups are Other White (8.5%), Asian or Asian Irish (3.9%) and Other, including mixed (1.8%). As a yardstick, 71% of residents said they are Catholic across Ireland’s towns. Residents with no religion are about as common here as across Ireland’s towns: 17%.
In Dromahair, 36% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 60% of Irish towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, and unpaid carers.
Partnership status · residents 15 and over
The small-area tables count carers, not their hours of care.
At 5.1%, the share of unpaid carers is in line with the figure across Ireland’s towns. Set beside that, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Dromahair: 43% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher, above 66% of Irish towns
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
At the top, 18% of adults have a postgraduate qualification; at the other end, 8.1% finished at primary level or earlier, against 9.7% across Ireland’s towns. The benchmark for adults with a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns: 36%.
Around Dromahair, 1 of 4 towns have a higher median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromahair | 939 | — | 39.2 | 13% | 44% |
| Manorhamilton | 1,667 | 11.7 km | 40.4 | 18% | 37% |
| Sligo | 20,608 | 12.1 km | 38.5 | 17% | 33% |
| Collooney | 1,797 | 13.7 km | 34.9 | 9.6% | 48% |
| Ballysadare | 1,747 | 13.9 km | 35.5 | 11% | 41% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Leitrim’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Co. Leitrim has fewer than five towns of 2,500 or more, so its figure is the median of its towns of 1,000 or more; the national figure is the median of the Irish towns of 2,500 or more (city totals left out). Percentiles are within Ireland only.
- The earlier population is an estimate. Towns had no official 2016 count on today’s boundaries, so the 2016 figure is CSO’s electoral-division count shared out by where people lived in 2022: read a small town in a large rural division loosely.
- What these tables don’t give. The small-area tables give no year of arrival and no hours of care, and a town’s electoral divisions run past its edge, so the page doesn’t split a town into named areas (a city lists its neighbourhoods).
- The census’s own words. Born abroad, citizenship, ethnic or cultural background and religion are CSO’s questions and categories; the page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Dromahair’s residents
What is the population of Dromahair?
Dromahair had 939 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Dromahair?
The median age is 39.2. 31% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Dromahair?
47% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (403 people), and 1.9% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Dromahair?
86% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 19% were born abroad and 11% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Dromahair?
76% are Catholic, 17% have no religion and 7.1% another religion; 4.4% didn’t say.
Is Dromahair good for families?
44% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 31% of residents are under 18. Schools near Dromahair are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Dromahair?
Median gross household income in Dromahair was €55,530 in 2022, against €45,270 across Co. Leitrim and €60,120 for Ireland.
Sources: CSO, Census of Population 2022, Small Area Population Statistics · CSO PxStat FP009 (2016 by electoral division) · CSO GPIIA, household income 2022. 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).