With 59,174 people, Dubuque is a city in Iowa. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. 4% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $204,800, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 1,895 people per square mile. Renters pay $948 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,845, below the US median
Dubuque's population equals 60% of Dubuque County's. Its number of households without a car equals 85% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 79% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.5%(622)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(489)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.1%(1,109)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(170)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(46)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,765 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dubuque, decade by decade
Dubuque population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
57,546
$64,867
$123,124
19.4%
4.6
2000
57,686
$67,010
$157,391
23.3%
11.2
2010
57,637
$61,554
$174,211
26.7%
22.8
2020
59,667
$66,587
$179,261
31.7%
36.2
2024
59,174
$65,845
$204,800
34.0%
33.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
