Dublin vs White Lake

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

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

White Lake has the higher population (961 vs 482 in Dublin). White Lake has the higher median home value ($186,900 vs $140,900 in Dublin). Since 2019, Dublin's population has grown faster (+17.0% vs -3.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dublin	White Lake
Population	482	961
Median age	40.0 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,667
Median home value	$140,900	$186,900
Median gross rent	$692	$1,275
Housing units	179	1,094
Homeownership rate	43.6%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dublin	White Lake
Population	412 → 482 (+17.0%)	1,000 → 961 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$35,250 → $49,250 (+39.7%)	$53,958 → $76,667 (+42.1%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $140,900 (+17.2%)	$144,000 → $186,900 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $692 (+5.3%)	$783 → $1,275 (+62.8%)

Dublin

Population

412482

Median household income

$35,250$49,250

Median home value

$120,200$140,900

Median gross rent

$657$692

White Lake

Population

1,000961

Median household income

$53,958$76,667

Median home value

$144,000$186,900

Median gross rent

$783$1,275

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dublin	White Lake
Under 5	3.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	18.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	12.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	11.6%	4.8%
35 to 44	6.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	3.5%	10.2%
55 to 64	21.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	6.8%	19.9%
75 and over	16.0%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dublin	White Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	82.3%
Black or African American	32.8%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.8%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dublin	White Lake
No high school diploma	27.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	26.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dublin	White Lake
Drove alone	91.9%	74.5%
Carpooled	1.6%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dublin	White Lake
1-unit, detached	77.1%	49.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	38.0%

Poverty & households

	Dublin	White Lake
Poverty rate	37.8%	6.4%
Average household size	3.09	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1964	1986