Dublin vs Stephenville

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

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

Stephenville has the higher population (21,345 vs 3,404 in Dublin). Stephenville has the higher median household income ($55,504 vs $51,035 in Dublin). Stephenville has the higher median home value ($226,300 vs $128,900 in Dublin).

Population, income & housing

	Dublin	Stephenville
Population	3,404	21,345
Median age	28.3 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,035	$55,504
Median home value	$128,900	$226,300
Median gross rent	$1,160	$1,128
Housing units	1,258	9,134
Homeownership rate	79.7%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dublin	Stephenville
Population	3,554 → 3,404 (-4.2%)	20,603 → 21,345 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$44,020 → $51,035 (+15.9%)	$47,161 → $55,504 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$100,700 → $128,900 (+28.0%)	$141,500 → $226,300 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	$973 → $1,160 (+19.2%)	$926 → $1,128 (+21.8%)

Dublin

Population

3,5543,404

Median household income

$44,020$51,035

Median home value

$100,700$128,900

Median gross rent

$973$1,160

Stephenville

Population

20,60321,345

Median household income

$47,161$55,504

Median home value

$141,500$226,300

Median gross rent

$926$1,128

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dublin	Stephenville
Under 5	14.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.5%	12.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	30.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	7.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	6.6%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.6%
75 and over	6.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dublin	Stephenville
White (non-Hispanic)	41.1%	72.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	50.3%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dublin	Stephenville
No high school diploma	32.0%	10.3%
High school graduate	27.7%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dublin	Stephenville
Drove alone	58.8%	76.1%
Carpooled	21.9%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	2.2%	3.8%
Other means	7.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dublin	Stephenville
1-unit, detached	74.6%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	14.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Dublin	Stephenville
Poverty rate	35.2%	18.3%
Average household size	3.27	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1971	1982