Dublin is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 262 people and just one neighborhood, Dublin is the 541st largest community in North Carolina.
Unlike some towns, Dublin isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dublin are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dublin is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dublin who work in office and administrative support (19.35%), healthcare (8.06%), and management occupations (8.06%).
Of important note, Dublin is also a town of artists. Dublin has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Dublin’s character.
Overall, Dublin’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Dublin is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Dublin rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.67% of adults 25 and older in Dublin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Dublin in 2022 was $19,239, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,956 for a family of four. However, Dublin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dublin also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.76% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Dublin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dublin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dublin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dublin include Scots-Irish, English, European, Swedish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Dublin is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and African languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 10.5% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.5% of all neighborhoods in America, with 44.2% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Dublin are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 28.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 80.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 32.2% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (23.2%), and 10.5% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Dublin, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (10.3%). There are also a number of people of Scots-Irish ancestry (3.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (3.0%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.8%).
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (53.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.