Half of Oram is under 31.2, younger than 97% of Irish towns
In Oram, nearly three in five households are parents with children, beside 43% across Ireland’s towns. The town is home to 181 residents in 66 households, by the 2022 Census. The census found that 6.6% of residents said they have no religion here. At 1.5%, the share of shared households of unrelated adults is lower than in 99% of Irish towns.
Oram’s population moved +3% on 2016, less than in 77% 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. Monaghan’s towns, +9%.
Below 86% of Irish towns: 8.3% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
10–14 is the most common age band: 12% of residents, 1.6 times the share across Ireland’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 are more common here than in 83% of Irish towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Monaghan 50.7%, Ireland 51.2%.
A larger share of students among residents 15 and over than 93% of Irish towns: 15%
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
Where 11% is typical, skilled trades take in 18% of workers. Against that, 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns. Across Oram, 4.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
More people live alone than in 83% of Irish towns: 30% of households
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Monaghan’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.9 people, against 2.7 across Ireland’s towns. The comparison figure for one-person households is 24% across Ireland’s towns.
Households in flats make up 3% in Oram, 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
Compared with 17% across Ireland’s towns, 15% of households have no car or van here. Holiday homes are rarer here than in 93% of Irish towns. Across Ireland’s towns, just over one in ten households live in a flat or apartment.
€39,990 a year: where the middle household sits
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
Households here have a median gross income of €39,990, 33% lower than across Ireland (€60,120). For Co. Monaghan, the figure is €50,620.
Only 9% of residents are citizens of another country in Oram
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 40%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
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.
Another language is spoken at home by 12%, most often Polish (5%); 1.7% speak English not well or not at all. Residents with another country’s citizenship make up 15% across Ireland’s towns. At 28%, the share of residents born outside Ireland is higher than in nearly three quarters of Irish towns.
0.6% of residents speak Irish daily outside education, fewer than in 90% of Irish towns
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
The ability to speak Irish extends to 50 residents (32% of those aged 3 and over). In Co. Monaghan, Monaghan has the highest share (1.6%). The wider picture: 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Above 99% of Irish towns: 86% 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: 85% of Oram · Co. Monaghan’s towns 69% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Set against 78% across Ireland’s towns, 85% of residents describe themselves as White Irish in Oram. The comparison figure for residents who said they are Catholic is 71% across Ireland’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over: 22%, a lower share than 97% 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.
Students and young renters account for much of that. Unpaid carers: 6.6% of the total. Nearly two thirds of Oram’s residents 15 and over are single and 22% married, against 56% and 34% across Ireland’s towns.
Below 91% of Irish towns: 19% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
A postgraduate qualification is the highest level for 6.6% of adults; primary level or less for 7.7% (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). 20% of residents 15 and over are still in education. Across Ireland’s towns, 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher.
Every nearby town is older than Oram
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oram | 181 | — | 31.2 | 8.3% | 59% |
| Castleblayney | 3,926 | 5.1 km | 38 | 16% | 42% |
| Ballybay | 1,329 | 13.9 km | 37.2 | 13% | 41% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Monaghan’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Co. Monaghan 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 Oram’s residents
What is the population of Oram?
Oram had 181 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Oram?
The median age is 31.2. 36% are under 18 and 8.3% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Oram?
32% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (50 people), and 0.6% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Oram?
85% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 28% were born abroad and 9% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Oram?
86% are Catholic, 6.6% have no religion and 7.8% another religion; 8.3% didn’t say.
Is Oram good for families?
59% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 36% of residents are under 18. Schools near Oram are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Oram?
Median gross household income in Oram was €39,990 in 2022, against €50,620 across Co. Monaghan 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).