Alameda vs Dublin

A side-by-side comparison of Alameda and Dublin: population, income, housing, and more.

Alameda and Dublin are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alameda has the higher population (76,876 vs 70,542 in Dublin). Dublin has the higher median household income ($205,046 vs $132,015 in Alameda). Dublin has the higher median home value ($1,224,100 vs $1,203,900 in Alameda).

Population, income & housing

	Alameda	Dublin
Population	76,876	70,542
Median age	40.7 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$132,015	$205,046
Median home value	$1,203,900	$1,224,100
Median gross rent	$2,394	$3,174
Housing units	32,129	24,737
Homeownership rate	49.0%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.3%	69.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alameda	Dublin
Population	78,522 → 76,876 (-2.1%)	61,240 → 70,542 (+15.2%)
Median household income	$104,756 → $132,015 (+26.0%)	$150,299 → $205,046 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$859,900 → $1,203,900 (+40.0%)	$882,200 → $1,224,100 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,836 → $2,394 (+30.4%)	$2,681 → $3,174 (+18.4%)

Alameda

Population

78,52276,876

Median household income

$104,756$132,015

Median home value

$859,900$1,203,900

Median gross rent

$1,836$2,394

Dublin

Population

61,24070,542

Median household income

$150,299$205,046

Median home value

$882,200$1,224,100

Median gross rent

$2,681$3,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alameda	Dublin
Under 5	6.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.9%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	16.3%	21.3%
45 to 54	13.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	8.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	6.5%
75 and over	6.6%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alameda	Dublin
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	25.1%
Black or African American	5.9%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	30.0%	53.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%
Some other race	1.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.6%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alameda	Dublin
No high school diploma	6.6%	4.5%
High school graduate	10.8%	9.7%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	34.9%	37.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	31.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alameda	Dublin
Drove alone	46.7%	51.3%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.6%
Public transit	12.2%	7.1%
Walked	2.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	28.1%	31.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alameda	Dublin
1-unit, detached	42.6%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	11.9%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	8.8%
20 or more units	20.4%	17.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alameda	Dublin
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.3%
Average household size	2.54	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	32	38
Median year structure built	1964	2003