Because of many things, Dublin is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Dublin really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Dublin perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Being a small city, Dublin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Dublin is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.32% of adults 25 and older in Dublin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dublin in 2022 was $23,155, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,620 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 35.17% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Dublin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dublin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dublin, accounting for 50.26% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dublin residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Dublin include English, Irish, French, German, and Brazilian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Dublin's cultural character, accounting for 22.71% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Dublin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
