East Dubuque

Population: 1,427
Median household income: $62,313
Median home value: $146,800

East Dubuque is a community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, home to 1,427 residents. Its median household income of $62,313 runs below the Jo Daviess County figure of $74,954.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Dubuque's population declined 16.4% from 1,706 to 1,427, while its median home value rose 12.5% from $130,500 to $146,800.

11.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.98 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,427
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $62,313
Median home value: $146,800
Median gross rent: $909
Housing units: 756
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7061,427

Median household income

$52,500$62,313

Median home value

$130,500$146,800

Median gross rent

$669$909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,706	$52,500	$130,500	$669
2020	1,569	$52,500	$128,400	$669
2021	1,498	$56,576	$135,700	$732
2022	1,634	$62,440	$148,400	$800
2023	1,427	$62,313	$146,800	$909

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	5.0%
5 to 17	218	15.3%
18 to 24	104	7.3%
25 to 34	218	15.3%
35 to 44	120	8.4%
45 to 54	185	13.0%
55 to 64	211	14.8%
65 to 74	127	8.9%
75 and over	173	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,129	79.1%
Black or African American	48	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	17	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	59	4.1%
Two or more races	79	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	5.2%
High school graduate	422	40.8%
Some college or associate's	338	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	146	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	74	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	629	81.3%
Carpooled	92	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	3.9%
Other means	15	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	350	47.0%
15 to 29 min	340	45.7%
30 to 44 min	19	2.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	35	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 11.9% (166 of 1,399)

	Count	Share
Family households	402	56.9%
Nonfamily households	305	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	707	93.5%
Vacant	49	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	515	72.8%
Renter-occupied	192	27.2%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	591	78.2%
1-unit, attached	29	3.8%
2 to 4 units	78	10.3%
5 to 19 units	34	4.5%
20 or more units	15	2.0%
Mobile home & other	9	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1721683
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.4883, -90.6242