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The population grew 11% between 2016 and 2022. 3,064 people live in this town in Co. Westmeath.
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. On cost of living it is strong (B+): buying the median home, at €270,200, takes 4.4 times the town’s median household income. Work and incomes lag: 65% of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 9%. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking #136 of 320 Irish towns. Set against the rest, it does better than 58% of Irish towns.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · work, CSO Census 2022.
Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level. This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
The 3 things Kinnegad does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Kinnegad with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kinnegad.
In Kinnegad, an estimated 1.5% of homes exceed the radon reference level. Landslides: none of Kinnegad lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Social housing holds one in ten households, below Co. Westmeath’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. Private renters make up just over a fifth of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €270,200 | 105 |
| Housing | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 67% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 10% | 13% | 13% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,290 | €1,216 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €270K | €268K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Households had €61,208 a year before tax, above Co. Westmeath’s towns (€53,306) and Irish towns (€57,760) alike. Unemployment runs at 9.3%. Also worth knowing: the census counted 7.5% of workers working mainly from home.
| Census 2022 | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 37.7 min | 25.6 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 44% | 31% |
| Median household income | €61,208 | €53,306 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3% | 12% | 9.2% |
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.
Weighed against its ages, bad health in Kinnegad runs at 123 per 100 expected. 1.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Co. Westmeath’s towns (2%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Self-reported good health: 89% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.9% | 5% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 88% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Families in Kinnegad have one school within 3 km. The one school within 3 km of Kinnegad has 413 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Etchens National School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 413 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −23% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
The year’s mean temperature is 9.8°C, near Co. Westmeath’s towns (9.8°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). Kinnegad is 0.3°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010. November is the wettest month here, with 94 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 918 mm | 964 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Woodland covers 4.5% of the land within 1 km, below Co. Westmeath’s towns (6.1%) but above Irish towns (2.7%). Per 1,000 residents, Kinnegad has 1.4 ha of green space. 8 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 63% | 73% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.5% | 6.1% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 4.5% | 3.3% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
A quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Co. Westmeath’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (36%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 15% of the town. Children under 15 make up 23% of residents.
49.3% of Kinnegad’s residents are women
1,511 women and 1,553 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 7.1% | 13% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.9% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 43% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.3% | 6.7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 35% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Westmeath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Kinnegad answers to one council, Westmeath County Council; Ireland has no town tier. No party holds a majority on Westmeath County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 9 of 20 seats, short of the 11 needed. It sits in the Kinnegad local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors.
| Turnout | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 47% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Kinnegad has 36 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, below Co. Westmeath’s towns (99) and Irish towns (48) alike. Its archaeology runs to 2 recorded sites. 1.4% of homes date from before 1919.
| Heritage | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 36 | 99 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 43 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.4% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Violent crime runs at 5.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Every kind together came to 44.4 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (73.8) and Irish towns (54.3). Among the graded crimes in Kinnegad, the most frequent was damage to property (2023–2025).
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Kinnegad | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 5.2 | 8.9 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 44.4 | 73.8 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 11.6 | 17.6 | 15.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 6.3 | 8 | 6.4 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Kinnegad; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleRattin Castle3.9 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey6.3 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle23 km northeast
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King18 km northwest
Historic houseKells High Crosses33 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey27 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
11 of Kinnegad’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 2 archaeological sites in and around the town.
One notable person was born in Kinnegad; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
John J. Glennon: J.C. Strauss, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Andrew Killian: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnegad | 3,064 | — | B | B+ | C+ | C |
| Killucan-Rathwire | 1,574 | 6.2 | — | B | A | B |
| Longwood Meath | 1,685 | 12 | — | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Ballivor Meath | 1,870 | 13 | — | A− | B | D |
| Edenderry Offaly | 7,888 | 13 | C | B+ | C | C− |
| Rochfortbridge | 1,498 | 14 | — | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Derrinturn Kildare | 1,837 | 17 | — | B− | B− | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Kinnegad had 3,064 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,752 in 2016: 11.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Kinnegad is 33.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
8% mostly work from home, and 25% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Westmeath
3,064 people live in Kinnegad, in the area of Westmeath 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) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).