CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dubuque

Iowa · 57,546 residents · 31.2 sq mi

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Dubuque is home to 57,546 people in Iowa. The typical home is worth $51,300. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Median rent is $315 a month. The median household earns $27,027, about 10% below the national median. About 19% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

57,546

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 57,686 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

31.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202459K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(3,813)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(4,264)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(3,952)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(4,383)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(4,577)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(8,700)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(8,086)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(5,372)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(5,201)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(4,829)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(3,251)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(1,118)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,027

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,785 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,377

−37%vs 2000

vs $19,616 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,300

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$315

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $436 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(55,035)

Black1.2%(674)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(911)

Asian0.7%(385)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(56,699)

Black0.5%(295)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(332)

Asian0.7%(377)

Other0.3%(175)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(1,070)

Puerto Rican0.6%(333)

South American0.2%(126)

Central American0.2%(105)

Peruvian0.1%(84)

Honduran0.1%(67)

Guatemalan0.1%(38)

Spaniard0.1%(31)

Cuban0%(21)

Dominican0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(346)

Burmese0.3%(198)

Chinese0.3%(170)

Asian Indian0.1%(72)

Korean0.1%(57)

Japanese0%(18)

Indonesian0%(16)

Vietnamese0%(13)

Bangladeshi0%(7)

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)

Subsaharan African0.8%(449)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.6%(369)

Danish0.5%(269)

Swiss0.4%(242)

Belgian0.3%(196)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(186)

French Canadian0.3%(169)

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)

Australian0%(24)

Brazilian0%(24)

Iranian0%(24)

West Indian0%(24)

Nigerian0%(20)

Israeli0%(17)

Canadian0%(16)

Portuguese0%(16)

Croatian0%(10)

Serbian0%(10)

Finnish0%(9)

Syrian0%(6)

Jamaican0%(4)

Somali0%(3)

Moroccan0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.4%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.4%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.7 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 9.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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