Cascade vs Dubuque

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

Cascade 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 2,565 in Cascade). Cascade has the higher median household income ($69,861 vs $64,985 in Dubuque). Cascade has the higher median home value ($196,100 vs $193,100 in Dubuque).

Population, income & housing

	Cascade	Dubuque
Population	2,565	59,271
Median age	30.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,861	$64,985
Median home value	$196,100	$193,100
Median gross rent	$822	$943
Housing units	973	27,629
Homeownership rate	68.7%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cascade	Dubuque
Population	2,113 → 2,565 (+21.4%)	58,196 → 59,271 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$53,508 → $69,861 (+30.6%)	$54,234 → $64,985 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$147,000 → $196,100 (+33.4%)	$143,500 → $193,100 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $822 (+8.9%)	$791 → $943 (+19.2%)

Cascade

Population

2,1132,565

Median household income

$53,508$69,861

Median home value

$147,000$196,100

Median gross rent

$755$822

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)

	Cascade	Dubuque
Under 5	13.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	12.5%
25 to 34	20.6%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	6.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	11.3%
75 and over	7.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cascade	Dubuque
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cascade	Dubuque
No high school diploma	5.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	32.1%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cascade	Dubuque
Drove alone	75.8%	75.3%
Carpooled	13.4%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	3.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.7%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cascade	Dubuque
1-unit, detached	74.3%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	10.3%
20 or more units	4.4%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Cascade	Dubuque
Poverty rate	10.6%	12.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1976	1962