COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sandy Hook vs Dubuque
PLACE A
Sandy Hook, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Dubuque, Iowa
Sandy Hook is 100% smaller than Dubuque. Dubuque earns more, with a median household income $4,190 higher. Dubuque has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -11%).
SANDY HOOKDUBUQUEDIFFERENCE
Total population16559,148−100% vs Dubuque
Population density7641,894−1,130
Population growth-10.6%3.5%−14.2 pts
Median age31.438.1−6.7
Male58.2%49.5%+8.7 pts
Female41.8%50.5%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.5%85.3%−10.8 pts
Black0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.4%3.0%+19.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other3.0%6.0%−3.0 pts
Median household income$61,655$65,845−$4,190
Per capita income$33,668$38,244−$4,576
Poverty rate5.5%12.7%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2550.452−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%34.0%+1.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation78.4%64.6%+13.8 pts
Median home value$83,200$204,800−$121,600
Median gross rent–$948–
Owner-occupied37.3%65.8%−28.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households88.1%45.5%+42.6 pts
Average commute70.614.6+56.1
Worked from home14.7%11.7%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured23.6%3.9%+19.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024