Dublin vs Pulaski

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

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

Pulaski has the higher population (8,937 vs 2,671 in Dublin). Dublin has the higher median household income ($61,635 vs $50,409 in Pulaski). Dublin has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $152,800 in Pulaski).

Population, income & housing

	Dublin	Pulaski
Population	2,671	8,937
Median age	40.2 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,635	$50,409
Median home value	$166,700	$152,800
Median gross rent	$806	$775
Housing units	1,040	4,237
Homeownership rate	45.2%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dublin	Pulaski
Population	2,633 → 2,671 (+1.4%)	8,799 → 8,937 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$47,604 → $61,635 (+29.5%)	$49,665 → $50,409 (+1.5%)
Median home value	$134,900 → $166,700 (+23.6%)	$117,600 → $152,800 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $806 (+16.6%)	$748 → $775 (+3.6%)

Dublin

Population

2,6332,671

Median household income

$47,604$61,635

Median home value

$134,900$166,700

Median gross rent

$691$806

Pulaski

Population

8,7998,937

Median household income

$49,665$50,409

Median home value

$117,600$152,800

Median gross rent

$748$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dublin	Pulaski
Under 5	2.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	9.5%	12.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	22.8%	19.8%
35 to 44	17.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	17.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.9%
75 and over	4.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dublin	Pulaski
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	87.0%
Black or African American	14.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dublin	Pulaski
No high school diploma	15.5%	11.3%
High school graduate	40.9%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dublin	Pulaski
Drove alone	84.4%	77.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.7%	10.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dublin	Pulaski
1-unit, detached	50.3%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	25.6%	13.7%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Dublin	Pulaski
Poverty rate	13.4%	24.0%
Average household size	2.03	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1972	1959