With 2,040 people, Peosta is a city in Iowa. Since 2000 the city has roughly tripled, up 1,389 people. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. That is roughly 61% ahead of the Iowa median. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $120,833, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Peosta
What changed most since 1990
Population132 → 2,040(+1,445%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.6% → 42.6%(+34.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share100.0% → 94.2%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Peosta's population equals 2.1% of Dubuque County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.6% 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)20%(22)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.1%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.1%(43)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 110 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
Peosta, decade by decade
Peosta 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
132
$78,002
$150,004
8.6%
0.0
2000
651
$102,468
$233,901
34.4%
4.6
2010
1,377
$112,449
$276,062
36.0%
9.0
2020
1,908
$115,649
$285,193
40.5%
16.7
2024
2,040
$120,833
$336,000
42.6%
13.9
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.
