Lifford earned the lowest household income in Ireland in 2022, new data reveals

Lifford earned the lowest median gross household income in the country in 2022 compared to other towns, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Donegal’s median gross household income was the lowest county in the country in 2022.

Towns which were found to have had low median gross household income included Carndonagh, Bundoran, Ballyshannon, Buncrana, and Convoy, all totalling figures at less than €40,000.

Data released this week revealed that Donegal's median net household income in 2022 was €42,497.

Other counties that had median gross household income in 2022 under €50,000 included Mayo, Kerry, Longford, and Leitrim.

Donegal’s median gross household income was more than €17,000 less than the national average, reaching €60,123.

Only five counties had median gross household income higher than the national average, with Kildare topping the list. Kildare’s median net household income totalled €72,997, followed by Dublin, Meath, Wicklow, and Cork.

Lifford’s scored the lowest median gross household income nationally, with an income of €31,959, and Carndonagh with €34,834, also made the nation’s bottom five towns.

The bottom end of the table was Ulster dominated, as four of the five towns with a median gross household income in 2022 of less than €35,000 were from the northern end of the country.

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Joining Lifford and Carndonagh in the bottom five towns were Belturbet in Cavan, Kilrush in Clare and Clones in Monaghan.

Letterkenny’s median gross household income was 55% higher than that of Lifford, with €49,625. Donegal Town and Ballybofey-Stranorlar had income levels of more than €40,000.

Half a dozen towns in the country passed the €90,000 mark of median gross household income in 2022, with Malahide topping the list at €97,168. Donabate and Portmarnock in Dublin, Ratoath in Meath, Bearna in Galway and Annacotty in Limerick were the other towns earning a median gross household income over €90,000.