Dubuque County, Iowa

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 98,948
Median household income: $75,919
Median home value: $226,100

Dubuque County, Iowa counts 98,948 residents. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $75,919 runs in line with the Iowa figure of $73,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Dubuque County's population grew 2.0% from 96,982 to 98,948, while its median household income rose 20.4% from $63,031 to $75,919.

The median resident is 38.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 98,948
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,919
Median home value: $226,100
Median gross rent: $944
Housing units: 43,003
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

96,98298,948

Median household income

$63,031$75,919

Median home value

$166,800$226,100

Median gross rent

$783$944

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	96,982	$63,031	$166,800	$783
2020	97,193	$64,493	$175,300	$802
2021	98,687	$68,198	$183,700	$836
2022	98,812	$73,495	$210,300	$912
2023	98,948	$75,919	$226,100	$944

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,959	6.0%
5 to 17	16,472	16.6%
18 to 24	9,956	10.1%
25 to 34	12,062	12.2%
35 to 44	11,917	12.0%
45 to 54	10,718	10.8%
55 to 64	13,294	13.4%
65 to 74	10,660	10.8%
75 and over	7,910	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	87,977	88.9%
Black or African American	2,859	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	0.1%
Asian	1,191	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	748	0.8%
Some other race	103	0.1%
Two or more races	2,924	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,049	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,944	5.9%
High school graduate	21,649	32.5%
Some college or associate's	19,093	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	14,411	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,464	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39,843	78.4%
Carpooled	3,138	6.2%
Public transit	483	1.0%
Walked	1,270	2.5%
Bicycle	115	0.2%
Worked from home	5,568	11.0%
Other means	380	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,561	49.9%
15 to 29 min	16,515	36.5%
30 to 44 min	3,878	8.6%
45 to 59 min	587	1.3%
60+ min	1,688	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 9.4% (8,982 of 95,406)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,273	62.3%
Nonfamily households	15,312	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,585	94.4%
Vacant	2,418	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,695	73.2%
Renter-occupied	10,890	26.8%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,447	70.8%
1-unit, attached	1,581	3.7%
2 to 4 units	3,722	8.7%
5 to 19 units	3,227	7.5%
20 or more units	2,587	6.0%
Mobile home & other	1,439	3.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 19061
State: Iowa
Land area: 608 sq mi
Water area: 8.16 sq mi
Center point: 42.4635, -90.8788