A CSO report published today shows that 25% of house purchases in Donegal last year were by people from outside the state.
The report also shows the median income for those buying was €71,300, and that the median age of those who bought homes between 2010 and 2021 rose from 35 to 39.
The median age of those who bought a home last year was 39. That’s up from 35 in 2010.
For those buying on their own the age went up from 34 to 41 in the same period , while it went from 35 to 38 for joint purchasers.
CSO figures show the median income for those who bought a home in 2021 was 71,300 euro across the state, it was 46,000 euro for solo buyers and 87,700 for joint buyers.
The majority of home buyers bought a property in the region they were already living, in the 11 years to 2021 nearly nine in ten property buying individuals in Cork bought a place there. That’s the highest proportion , followed by Dublin.
Nearly one in four people who bought in County Donegal in the same period gave an address outside the state , most of those were Northern Ireland addresses. That’s the largest proportion in Ireland.
