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# Carrickmacross

Carrickmacross is a city in Ireland, with a population of 5,745 in April 2022. The unemployment rate was 11.7% in April 2022.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 1,186 people | city | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 5,745 people | municipality | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 11.7 % | city | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 13.08 · Feb 13.28 · Mar 16.91 · Apr 19.52 · May 22.7 · Jun 26.19 · Jul 26.16 · Aug 25.08 · Sep 22.51 · Oct 19.05 · Nov 15.24 · Dec 13.61 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -6.14 · Feb -3.33 · Mar -3.36 · Apr -2.42 · May -0.12 · Jun 3.31 · Jul 5.8 · Aug 5.04 · Sep 2.26 · Oct -1.33 · Nov -3.3 · Dec -6.37 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 4.23 · Feb 4.28 · Mar 5.44 · Apr 7.8 · May 10.61 · Jun 13.41 · Jul 14.79 · Aug 14.41 · Sep 12.55 · Oct 9.68 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 4.69 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 25.37 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Population Female | `population_female` | 3,005 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population Male | `population_male` | 2,740 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 144 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | DUB | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 68 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Education and Training Board adult English language skills and ESOL](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/employment-childcare-and-education/) — State Language Course · The 16 Education and Training Boards across Ireland · English · checked 2026-08-10
- [Local Authority Integration Teams (LAITs)](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/community-integration/) — Newcomer Adaptation · Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · English · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Intreo employment service](https://www.neh.gov.ie/business-supports/intreo-recruitment-services) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Carrickmacross when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/medical-cards/other-types-of-medical-card/people-from-other-eu-countries/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Ireland country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/ireland/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Ireland: 3,911 (68.9%)
- India: 35 (0.6%)
- Not stated: 0 (0.0%)
- Poland: 143 (2.5%)
- Rest of World: 392 (6.9%)
- Total: 5,679 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 332 (5.8%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 866 (15.2%)
- Population universe: Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table
- Period: 2022
- Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/SAP2022T2T1TOWN22/JSON-stat/2.0/en

### Citizenship

- All citizenships: 5,705 (100.0%)
- Africa(1): 54 (0.9%)
- Australia: 9 (0.2%)
- Brazil: 8 (0.1%)
- China: 10 (0.2%)
- Germany: 13 (0.2%)
- Spain: 8 (0.1%)
- France: 4 (0.1%)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the): 63 (1.1%)
- Croatia: 11 (0.2%)
- Ireland: 4,260 (74.7%)
- India: 35 (0.6%)
- Italy: 10 (0.2%)
- Lithuania: 318 (5.6%)
- Latvia: 191 (3.3%)
- Other America(1): 3 (0.1%)
- Other Asia(1): 57 (1.0%)
- Other countries: 8 (0.1%)
- Other EU27 (2020): 45 (0.8%)
- Poland: 114 (2.0%)
- Romania: 183 (3.2%)
- Rest of Europe(1): 9 (0.2%)
- Ukraine: 25 (0.4%)
- United States of America (the): 5 (0.1%)
- Multiple/Dual citizenship: 3 (0.1%)
- No citizenship: 30 (0.5%)
- Citizenship not stated: 229 (4.0%)
- Population universe: Population Usually Resident and Present in the State
- Period: 2022
- Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5003/JSON-stat/2.0/en

### Citizenship

- Ireland: 4,238 (74.6%)
- India: 35 (0.6%)
- Not stated: 258 (4.5%)
- Poland: 113 (2.0%)
- Rest of World: 191 (3.4%)
- Total: 5,679 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 62 (1.1%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 782 (13.8%)
- Population universe: Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table
- Period: 2022
- Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/SAP2022T2T1TOWN22/JSON-stat/2.0/en

## Sources

1. CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5003/JSON-stat/2.0/en
2. CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5134/JSON-stat/2.0/en
3. CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F7115/JSON-stat/2.0/en
4. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=-6.718890&latitude=53.972780&format=JSON
5. Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) — Official source — https://www.cso.ie/en/census/census2022/2022censusdatadownloads/
6. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
7. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Carrickmacross, Ireland: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/carrickmacross/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_carrickmacross-ireland-jobs-climate-population_3aae89d23983,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Carrickmacross, Ireland: jobs, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/carrickmacross/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Carrickmacross, Ireland: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/carrickmacross/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/carrickmacross/
- Title: Carrickmacross, Ireland: jobs, climate, population
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/carrickmacross/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/carrickmacross.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/carrickmacross.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ie/carrickmacross
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json