Dublin vs East Arcadia

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

Dublin and East Arcadia are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dublin has the higher population (482 vs 313 in East Arcadia). Dublin has the higher median home value ($140,900 vs $116,700 in East Arcadia). Since 2019, Dublin's population has grown faster (+17.0% vs -32.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Dublin	East Arcadia
Population	482	313
Median age	40.0 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,595
Median home value	$140,900	$116,700
Median gross rent	$692	$725
Housing units	179	138
Homeownership rate	43.6%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	26.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dublin	East Arcadia
Population	412 → 482 (+17.0%)	460 → 313 (-32.0%)
Median household income	$35,250 → $49,250 (+39.7%)	$26,458 → $50,595 (+91.2%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $140,900 (+17.2%)	$73,800 → $116,700 (+58.1%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $692 (+5.3%)	$658 → $725 (+10.2%)

Dublin

Population

412482

Median household income

$35,250$49,250

Median home value

$120,200$140,900

Median gross rent

$657$692

East Arcadia

Population

460313

Median household income

$26,458$50,595

Median home value

$73,800$116,700

Median gross rent

$658$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dublin	East Arcadia
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	2.2%
18 to 24	12.0%	5.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	6.4%	14.1%
45 to 54	3.5%	23.3%
55 to 64	21.6%	30.7%
65 to 74	6.8%	11.2%
75 and over	16.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dublin	East Arcadia
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	0.0%
Black or African American	32.8%	97.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dublin	East Arcadia
No high school diploma	27.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	26.1%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dublin	East Arcadia
Drove alone	91.9%	51.9%
Carpooled	1.6%	20.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	22.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dublin	East Arcadia
1-unit, detached	77.1%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	28.3%

Poverty & households

	Dublin	East Arcadia
Poverty rate	37.8%	9.6%
Average household size	3.09	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1964	1988