Photo: Scaramanga731 · CC BY-SA 4.0Enfield: 59% of households are parents with children, above 98% of Irish towns
By its share of one-person households (14%), Enfield is below 96% of Irish towns. The 2022 Census counted 3,663 residents in 1,144 households. The share of households without a car or van stands at 4.9%. On residents with no religion, Enfield sits lower than 54% of Irish towns: 16%.
What stands out about the people of Enfield
A town of families
48% of households are couples with children and 11% lone parents with children, more than in 98% of Irish towns; 29% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Enfield’s residents are under 34.1 and half over; the typical median across Irish towns is 37.6. 12% are 15 to 24 and 5.7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
Enfield’s population changed by +12% since 2016, more than in 73% 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 typical town changed +8%; across Co. Meath’s towns, +11%.
5.7% of residents are 65 or over, below 96% of Irish towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The median age in Enfield is 34.1, lower than in 87% of Irish towns. Measured more widely, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns. On the census count, just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ Enfield, 34.1. The typical town is 37.6.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Co. Meath 50.7%, Ireland 51.2%.
Enfield sits above 80% of Irish towns for students among residents 15 and over (12%)
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
Enfield sits close to the norm on residents who moved in within the year: 8.2%, about the same as across Ireland’s towns. To put it in context, 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns.
Larger households than 97% of Irish towns: 3.2 people on average
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Meath’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
3.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, about the same as across Ireland’s towns.
8.4% of households live in a flat or apartment, below 72% 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
At home, 95% have broadband, while 3.6% have no internet access (typical: 7.6%). 8.3% of households live in a flat or apartment, less than in 72% of Irish towns, against a typical 12% across Ireland’s towns.
Half above, half below €79,290 a year in household income
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
€79,290 a year before tax puts the median household 32% above Ireland (€60,120). That compares with €70,660 across Co. Meath.
Enfield ranks below 60% of Irish towns on residents with another country’s citizenship: 13%
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.
The most common home language after English is Polish (3.4%); in all 19% speak another language, and 2.1% speak English not well or not at all. Elsewhere, 15% of residents are citizens of another country across Ireland’s towns. A fifth of residents were born outside Ireland, a lower share than in 57% of Irish towns.
39% of Enfield’s residents can speak Irish
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
1,312 residents, 39% of those aged 3 and over, can speak Irish. Higher than in 52% of Irish towns: 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education.
Above 55% of Irish towns: 72% of residents said they are Catholic
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: 78% of Enfield · Co. Meath’s towns 80% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Leading the other groups after White Irish: Other White (13%), Asian or Asian Irish (4.1%) and Black or Black Irish (2.8%). Across Ireland’s towns, 71% of residents said they are Catholic. On residents who describe themselves as White Irish, Enfield sits higher than half of Irish towns: 78%.
Enfield ranks below 86% of Irish towns on unpaid carers: 4.3%
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.
Across Ireland’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 34%; Enfield has 36%. Unpaid carers make up 5.4% across Ireland’s towns.
Enfield sits above 56% of Irish towns for adults with a degree or higher (38%)
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
13% of Enfield’s adults hold a postgraduate qualification, and 7.5% finished their education at primary level or earlier (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). The wider picture: 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns.
The 5th youngest of 41 towns of 3,124 to 4,315 people
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest is Taylor's Hill (31.8) and the oldest Montenotte (46.5). Nearest to Enfield in age: Rathnew (33.4), Cork City Centre (34), Stamullen (34.4) and Shandon (34.6).
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Enfield
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 3,663 | — | 34.1 | 5.7% | 59% |
| Longwood | 1,685 | 7.9 km | 35.4 | 7.5% | 59% |
| Kilcock | 8,674 | 10.6 km | 33.1 | 5.9% | 54% |
| Derrinturn | 1,837 | 10.8 km | 33.7 | 8.4% | 60% |
| Coill Dubh (Blackwood) | 1,476 | 13.4 km | 34.7 | 9.1% | 54% |
| Allenwood | 1,685 | 14.4 km | 33.2 | 7.5% | 57% |
| Prosperous | 2,413 | 14.5 km | 38 | 12% | 56% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Meath’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Co. Meath’s towns of 2,500 or more and over 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 Enfield’s residents
What is the population of Enfield?
Enfield had 3,663 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Enfield?
The median age is 34.1, younger than 87% of Irish towns. 33% are under 18 and 5.7% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Enfield?
39% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (1,312 people), and 1.1% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Enfield?
78% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 20% were born abroad and 13% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Enfield?
72% are Catholic, 16% have no religion and 12% another religion; 4.8% didn’t say.
Is Enfield good for families?
59% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 33% of residents are under 18. Schools near Enfield are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Enfield?
Median gross household income in Enfield was €79,290 in 2022, against €70,660 across Co. Meath 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).