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Dubuque

Iowa · 59,148 residents (2025 est.) · 31.2 sq mi
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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
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
59,174
+3%since 2000
from 57,686 in 2000
59,148 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,895 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 1,830 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.1
+3%since 2000
from 36.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
31.2 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
57K58K58K59K60K19902000201020202024Dubuque
202459K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(3,326)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(3,697)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.4%(2,619)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197%(4,136)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.9%(5,260)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(8,249)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(6,820)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.7%(5,741)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.9%(7,068)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.6%(6,865)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.1%(3,614)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3%(1,779)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,845
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,785 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,244
+95%since 2000
from $19,616 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.7%
+22.3 ptssince 2009
from 21.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.7%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.452
+4%since 2010
from 0.433 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration7.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade4.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$204,800
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $86,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$948
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $436 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 67.5% in 2000
34.2% rent
Vacancy rate
6.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.12 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.23 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.2%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.5%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+10%since 2009
from 2.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
58
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.4%(55,035)
Black1.2%(674)
Hispanic / Latino1.6%(911)
Asian0.7%(385)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic85.3%(50,498)
Black4.1%(2,426)
Hispanic / Latino3%(1,757)
Asian1.5%(915)
Other6%(3,578)
Diversity Score
33
+97%since 2009
from 17 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.8%(1,070)
Puerto Rican0.6%(333)
Peruvian0.1%(84)
Honduran0.1%(67)
Guatemalan0.1%(38)
Spaniard0.1%(31)
Cuban0%(21)
Asian origin
Filipino0.6%(346)
Burmese0.3%(198)
Chinese0.3%(170)
Asian Indian0.1%(72)
Korean0.1%(57)
Japanese0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Marshallese1.3%(765)
Ancestry
German41.3%(24,425)
Irish19.4%(11,490)
English7.3%(4,323)
American4.6%(2,694)
Norwegian3.4%(2,008)
Italian2.7%(1,569)
French2%(1,211)
Polish1.5%(897)
Swedish1.4%(838)
Dutch1.2%(731)
Scottish0.9%(522)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Czech0.6%(369)
Danish0.5%(269)
Swiss0.4%(242)
Belgian0.3%(196)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(186)
Russian0.3%(157)
Greek0.3%(153)
Welsh0.2%(143)
Arab0.2%(131)
Lebanese0.2%(98)
British0.2%(93)
Austrian0.1%(69)
Hungarian0.1%(68)
Slovak0.1%(61)
Ukrainian0.1%(56)
Romanian0.1%(41)
Lithuanian0.1%(36)
Slovene0%(29)
Iraqi0%(24)
Brazilian0%(24)
Iranian0%(24)
Nigerian0%(20)
Israeli0%(17)
Canadian0%(16)
Croatian0%(10)
Serbian0%(10)
Finnish0%(9)
Syrian0%(6)
Somali0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.0%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 23.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.7%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 84.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.1%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 7.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
14.6 min
+51%since 2000
from 9.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.6%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 81.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.7%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 6.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.6%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 68.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
82.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 80.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.2%
+6.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 52.7% in 2009
Foreign born
3.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.8%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2012
from 13.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.9%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2017
from 77.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.2%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 90.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 84.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 96.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 1.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.8%(10,709)
Married46%(11,237)
Widowed2.5%(621)
Divorced7.7%(1,883)
Women 15+
Never married35.7%(8,942)
Married44.5%(11,152)
Widowed8.4%(2,095)
Divorced11.5%(2,893)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.9%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 60.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 20.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 20.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 2.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 38.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dubuque, Iowa?

Dubuque, Iowa has about 59,174 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dubuque, Iowa?

The typical household in Dubuque, Iowa earns about $65,845 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dubuque, Iowa expensive?

In Dubuque, Iowa, the median home is worth about $204,800, and the typical rent is about $948 a month.

How educated are people in Dubuque, Iowa?

About 34.0% of adults age 25 and over in Dubuque, Iowa hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dubuque, Iowa?

About 12.7% of people in Dubuque, Iowa live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dubuque, Iowa grown since 1990?

Yes, Dubuque, Iowa has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,628 residents, a change of about 3 percent over that period.

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