Dublin vs New River

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

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

Dublin has the higher population (2,671 vs 377 in New River). Dublin has the higher median household income ($61,635 vs $39,196 in New River). Dublin has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $143,500 in New River).

Population, income & housing

	Dublin	New River
Population	2,671	377
Median age	40.2 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,635	$39,196
Median home value	$166,700	$143,500
Median gross rent	$806	—
Housing units	1,040	220
Homeownership rate	45.2%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	62.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dublin	New River
Population	2,633 → 2,671 (+1.4%)	704 → 377 (-46.4%)
Median household income	$47,604 → $61,635 (+29.5%)	$98,394 → $39,196 (-60.2%)
Median home value	$134,900 → $166,700 (+23.6%)	$229,300 → $143,500 (-37.4%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $806 (+16.6%)	—

Dublin

Population

2,6332,671

Median household income

$47,604$61,635

Median home value

$134,900$166,700

Median gross rent

$691$806

New River

Population

704377

Median household income

$98,394$39,196

Median home value

$229,300$143,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dublin	New River
Under 5	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	22.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	17.7%	7.4%
45 to 54	17.0%	24.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	19.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	35.0%
75 and over	4.5%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dublin	New River
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	27.3%
Black or African American	14.5%	65.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dublin	New River
No high school diploma	15.5%	4.2%
High school graduate	40.9%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	37.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	24.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dublin	New River
Drove alone	84.4%	95.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	4.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dublin	New River
1-unit, detached	50.3%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	25.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dublin	New River
Poverty rate	13.4%	2.7%
Average household size	2.03	1.71
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1972	1972