Dubuque vs Epworth

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

Dubuque and Epworth 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 1,991 in Epworth). Epworth has the higher median household income ($73,571 vs $64,985 in Dubuque). Epworth has the higher median home value ($229,200 vs $193,100 in Dubuque).

Population, income & housing

	Dubuque	Epworth
Population	59,271	1,991
Median age	38.3 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,985	$73,571
Median home value	$193,100	$229,200
Median gross rent	$943	$924
Housing units	27,629	745
Homeownership rate	64.8%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dubuque	Epworth
Population	58,196 → 59,271 (+1.8%)	1,967 → 1,991 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$54,234 → $64,985 (+19.8%)	$70,238 → $73,571 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$143,500 → $193,100 (+34.6%)	$167,400 → $229,200 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $943 (+19.2%)	$704 → $924 (+31.3%)

Dubuque

Population

58,19659,271

Median household income

$54,234$64,985

Median home value

$143,500$193,100

Median gross rent

$791$943

Epworth

Population

1,9671,991

Median household income

$70,238$73,571

Median home value

$167,400$229,200

Median gross rent

$704$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dubuque	Epworth
Under 5	5.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.9%	21.7%
18 to 24	12.5%	12.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.2%
75 and over	9.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dubuque	Epworth
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	95.8%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dubuque	Epworth
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.6%
High school graduate	31.4%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dubuque	Epworth
Drove alone	75.3%	85.4%
Carpooled	7.2%	3.3%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	10.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dubuque	Epworth
1-unit, detached	61.8%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	8.2%
20 or more units	8.8%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Dubuque	Epworth
Poverty rate	12.2%	3.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	15	20
Median year structure built	1962	1980