Cascade

Population: 2,565
Median household income: $69,861
Median home value: $196,100

Located in Dubuque County, Iowa, Cascade is a community with a population of 2,565. At $69,861, its median household income sits below Dubuque County's $75,919.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cascade's population grew 21.4% from 2,113 to 2,565, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $147,000 to $196,100.

26.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,565
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,861
Median home value: $196,100
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 973
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1132,565

Median household income

$53,508$69,861

Median home value

$147,000$196,100

Median gross rent

$755$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,113	$53,508	$147,000	$755
2020	2,104	$57,614	$152,600	$734
2021	2,110	$69,737	$163,100	$718
2022	2,312	$62,829	$173,600	$802
2023	2,565	$69,861	$196,100	$822

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

Age distribution

Under 513.5%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3420.6%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	345	13.5%
5 to 17	471	18.4%
18 to 24	135	5.3%
25 to 34	529	20.6%
35 to 44	257	10.0%
45 to 54	158	6.2%
55 to 64	268	10.4%
65 to 74	213	8.3%
75 and over	189	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,332	90.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.2%
Two or more races	6	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	210	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	5.2%
High school graduate	518	32.1%
Some college or associate's	585	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	293	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	134	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	989	75.8%
Carpooled	175	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	101	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	395	32.8%
15 to 29 min	390	32.4%
30 to 44 min	338	28.1%
45 to 59 min	27	2.2%
60+ min	53	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 10.6% (264 of 2,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	644	66.2%
Nonfamily households	329	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	973	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	668	68.7%
Renter-occupied	305	31.3%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	723	74.3%
1-unit, attached	44	4.5%
2 to 4 units	51	5.2%
5 to 19 units	91	9.4%
20 or more units	43	4.4%
Mobile home & other	21	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1911305
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3018, -91.0047