East Dublin is located in north-central Laurens County at , on the east bank of the Oconee River. It is bordered to the west, across the river, by the city of Dublin, the Laurens county seat. U.S. Routes 80 and 319 pass through East Dublin as Central Drive. US 80 leads east to Swainsboro, while US 319 leads northeast to Wrightsville. The two highways lead west together into Dublin. Interstate 16 passes south of East Dublin, with access from Exit 58. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which are land and, or 4.46%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,484 people, 949 households, and 680 families residing in the city. The population density was 849.3 people per square mile. There were 1,105 housing units at an average density of 377.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 56.12% White, 42.23% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population. There were 949 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couplesliving together, 24.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.10. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median agewas 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,412, and the median income for a family was $28,548. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $16,756 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,918. About 19.4% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.
