Dublin vs Pleasanton

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

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

Pleasanton has the higher population (77,500 vs 70,542 in Dublin). Dublin has the higher median household income ($205,046 vs $186,206 in Pleasanton). Pleasanton has the higher median home value ($1,432,300 vs $1,224,100 in Dublin).

Population, income & housing

	Dublin	Pleasanton
Population	70,542	77,500
Median age	37.3 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$205,046	$186,206
Median home value	$1,224,100	$1,432,300
Median gross rent	$3,174	$3,017
Housing units	24,737	28,663
Homeownership rate	65.1%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.5%	68.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dublin	Pleasanton
Population	61,240 → 70,542 (+15.2%)	81,717 → 77,500 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$150,299 → $205,046 (+36.4%)	$156,400 → $186,206 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$882,200 → $1,224,100 (+38.8%)	$986,800 → $1,432,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,681 → $3,174 (+18.4%)	$2,396 → $3,017 (+25.9%)

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

Pleasanton

Population

81,71777,500

Median household income

$156,400$186,206

Median home value

$986,800$1,432,300

Median gross rent

$2,396$3,017

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dublin	Pleasanton
Under 5	6.3%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	21.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	16.3%
55 to 64	8.8%	13.1%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.1%
75 and over	3.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dublin	Pleasanton
White (non-Hispanic)	25.1%	38.8%
Black or African American	3.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	53.2%	41.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dublin	Pleasanton
No high school diploma	4.5%	3.8%
High school graduate	9.7%	9.7%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31.6%	32.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dublin	Pleasanton
Drove alone	51.3%	55.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	6.1%
Public transit	7.1%	7.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	31.6%	26.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dublin	Pleasanton
1-unit, detached	55.5%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	15.8%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	7.5%
20 or more units	17.6%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Dublin	Pleasanton
Poverty rate	4.3%	5.5%
Average household size	2.87	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	38	34
Median year structure built	2003	1984