Dublin vs Upper Arlington

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

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

Dublin has the higher population (49,031 vs 36,319 in Upper Arlington). Dublin has the higher median household income ($155,282 vs $150,993 in Upper Arlington). Upper Arlington has the higher median home value ($568,200 vs $514,900 in Dublin).

Population, income & housing

	Dublin	Upper Arlington
Population	49,031	36,319
Median age	41.9 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$155,282	$150,993
Median home value	$514,900	$568,200
Median gross rent	$1,596	$1,480
Housing units	18,422	15,122
Homeownership rate	77.1%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.1%	79.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dublin	Upper Arlington
Population	46,499 → 49,031 (+5.4%)	35,299 → 36,319 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$137,867 → $155,282 (+12.6%)	$123,548 → $150,993 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$377,500 → $514,900 (+36.4%)	$397,300 → $568,200 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,379 → $1,596 (+15.7%)	$1,274 → $1,480 (+16.2%)

Dublin

Population

46,49949,031

Median household income

$137,867$155,282

Median home value

$377,500$514,900

Median gross rent

$1,379$1,596

Upper Arlington

Population

35,29936,319

Median household income

$123,548$150,993

Median home value

$397,300$568,200

Median gross rent

$1,274$1,480

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dublin	Upper Arlington
Under 5	5.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	22.4%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	3.1%
25 to 34	7.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.9%
45 to 54	18.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	10.9%
75 and over	5.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dublin	Upper Arlington
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	84.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.1%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dublin	Upper Arlington
No high school diploma	3.4%	1.7%
High school graduate	8.2%	5.6%
Some college or associate's	15.3%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	35.9%	38.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dublin	Upper Arlington
Drove alone	67.1%	68.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	3.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	26.2%	24.7%
Other means	0.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dublin	Upper Arlington
1-unit, detached	68.0%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	13.6%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	3.9%
20 or more units	7.6%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dublin	Upper Arlington
Poverty rate	2.5%	2.9%
Average household size	2.73	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1996	1959