County Laois — Home ownership — first in Ireland
Laois ranks first of Ireland's 31 counties for home ownership rate at 83.1%. The national average is 76.2% — a gap of 6.9pp that places Laois at the top of this ranking. Census 2022 data mapped at electoral division level shows the figure is not distributed evenly within the county.
Key statistics — County Laois
Top electoral divisions — Owner Occupied in Laois
The electoral divisions within County Laois with the highest owner occupied rate, Census 2022.
| Electoral Division | Owner Occupied Rate |
|---|---|
| 1. MONEYMORE | 95.8% |
| 2. LACKA | 94.7% |
| 3. ROSSMORE | 93.8% |
| 4. SHAEN | 93.7% |
| 5. REARYMORE | 93.1% |
Explore Laois data on the map
Every electoral division in County Laois is mapped. Hover to inspect Census 2022 figures or ask the AI analyst for a plain-language explanation.
County Laois — census data context
County-level figures aggregate all electoral divisions within Laois. The map reveals the internal variation those county averages suppress — the gap between the most and least deprived EDs in Laois is typically far wider than the county-to-national difference highlighted above. View the full Laois area guide →