Asbury vs Dubuque

A side-by-side comparison of Asbury and Dubuque: population, income, housing, and more.

Asbury and Dubuque are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dubuque has the higher population (59,271 vs 5,949 in Asbury). Asbury has the higher median household income ($130,071 vs $64,985 in Dubuque). Asbury has the higher median home value ($312,400 vs $193,100 in Dubuque).

Population, income & housing

	Asbury	Dubuque
Population	5,949	59,271
Median age	37.3 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$130,071	$64,985
Median home value	$312,400	$193,100
Median gross rent	$1,379	$943
Housing units	2,146	27,629
Homeownership rate	92.3%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Asbury	Dubuque
Population	5,557 → 5,949 (+7.1%)	58,196 → 59,271 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$100,871 → $130,071 (+28.9%)	$54,234 → $64,985 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$255,500 → $312,400 (+22.3%)	$143,500 → $193,100 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $1,379 (+80.0%)	$791 → $943 (+19.2%)

Asbury

Population

5,5575,949

Median household income

$100,871$130,071

Median home value

$255,500$312,400

Median gross rent

$766$1,379

Dubuque

Population

58,19659,271

Median household income

$54,234$64,985

Median home value

$143,500$193,100

Median gross rent

$791$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Asbury	Dubuque
Under 5	8.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	23.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.7%	12.5%
25 to 34	7.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	17.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.3%
75 and over	5.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Asbury	Dubuque
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	85.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.8%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Asbury	Dubuque
No high school diploma	2.1%	6.4%
High school graduate	21.9%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	35.5%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Asbury	Dubuque
Drove alone	87.6%	75.3%
Carpooled	2.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.8%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Asbury	Dubuque
1-unit, detached	82.9%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Asbury	Dubuque
Poverty rate	5.2%	12.2%
Average household size	2.88	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	2003	1962