Dublin vs Union City

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

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

Dublin has the higher population (70,542 vs 68,141 in Union City). Dublin has the higher median household income ($205,046 vs $137,194 in Union City). Dublin has the higher median home value ($1,224,100 vs $1,058,200 in Union City).

Population, income & housing

	Dublin	Union City
Population	70,542	68,141
Median age	37.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$205,046	$137,194
Median home value	$1,224,100	$1,058,200
Median gross rent	$3,174	$2,713
Housing units	24,737	21,923
Homeownership rate	65.1%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.5%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dublin	Union City
Population	61,240 → 70,542 (+15.2%)	74,722 → 68,141 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$150,299 → $205,046 (+36.4%)	$114,681 → $137,194 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$882,200 → $1,224,100 (+38.8%)	$765,500 → $1,058,200 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,681 → $3,174 (+18.4%)	$2,202 → $2,713 (+23.2%)

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

Union City

Population

74,72268,141

Median household income

$114,681$137,194

Median home value

$765,500$1,058,200

Median gross rent

$2,202$2,713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dublin	Union City
Under 5	6.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	14.4%
35 to 44	21.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	15.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	8.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	10.6%
75 and over	3.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dublin	Union City
White (non-Hispanic)	25.1%	14.6%
Black or African American	3.9%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	53.2%	55.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.8%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dublin	Union City
No high school diploma	4.5%	12.6%
High school graduate	9.7%	18.9%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	31.6%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dublin	Union City
Drove alone	51.3%	61.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	12.5%
Public transit	7.1%	5.1%
Walked	1.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	31.6%	17.7%
Other means	1.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dublin	Union City
1-unit, detached	55.5%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	15.8%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	4.4%
20 or more units	17.6%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Dublin	Union City
Poverty rate	4.3%	7.0%
Average household size	2.87	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	2003	1979