COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Dubuque
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Dubuque, Iowa
Lancaster and Dubuque are close in size. Dubuque earns more, with a median household income $2,155 higher. Dubuque has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
LANCASTERDUBUQUEDIFFERENCE
Total population58,36659,148−1% vs Dubuque
Population density8,0761,894+6,182
Population growth-2.2%3.5%−5.7 pts
Median age32.238.1−5.9
Male48.3%49.5%−1.2 pts
Female51.7%50.5%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born13.4%3.9%+9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%85.3%−45.7 pts
Black12.0%4.1%+7.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%3.0%+37.6 pts
Asian2.9%1.5%+1.4 pts
Other4.8%6.0%−1.2 pts
Median household income$63,690$65,845−$2,155
Per capita income$31,159$38,244−$7,085
Poverty rate20.3%12.7%+7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.452Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%34.0%−4.6 pts
Graduate degree10.2%12.1%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.5%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation68.6%64.6%+4.0 pts
Median home value$219,500$204,800+$14,700
Median gross rent$1,240$948+$292
Owner-occupied48.6%65.8%−17.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%6.1%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%45.5%−0.1 pts
Average commute23.614.6+9.1
Worked from home10.3%11.7%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work4.3%1.3%+3.0 pts
Uninsured7.3%3.9%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025