Dubuque

Population: 59,271
Median household income: $64,985
Median home value: $193,100

Dubuque, a community in Dubuque County, Iowa, has 59,271 residents. Its median household income of $64,985 runs below the Dubuque County figure of $75,919.

From 2019 to 2023, Dubuque's population grew 1.8% from 58,196 to 59,271, while its median home value rose 34.6% from $143,500 to $193,100.

Households average 2.15 people. The median gross rent is $943.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,271
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,985
Median home value: $193,100
Median gross rent: $943
Housing units: 27,629
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,19659,271

Median household income

$54,234$64,985

Median home value

$143,500$193,100

Median gross rent

$791$943

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,196	$54,234	$143,500	$791
2020	58,052	$54,938	$147,900	$807
2021	59,379	$58,691	$155,700	$841
2022	59,315	$63,520	$178,000	$915
2023	59,271	$64,985	$193,100	$943

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,455	5.8%
5 to 17	8,248	13.9%
18 to 24	7,421	12.5%
25 to 34	8,172	13.8%
35 to 44	6,715	11.3%
45 to 54	5,669	9.6%
55 to 64	7,510	12.7%
65 to 74	6,718	11.3%
75 and over	5,363	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,620	85.4%
Black or African American	2,475	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94	0.2%
Asian	859	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	729	1.2%
Some other race	76	0.1%
Two or more races	2,378	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,040	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,584	6.4%
High school graduate	12,622	31.4%
Some college or associate's	11,471	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	8,783	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,687	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit1.6%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,562	75.3%
Carpooled	2,154	7.2%
Public transit	481	1.6%
Walked	1,049	3.5%
Bicycle	112	0.4%
Worked from home	3,256	10.9%
Other means	331	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,513	58.1%
15 to 29 min	8,781	32.9%
30 to 44 min	1,483	5.6%
45 to 59 min	191	0.7%
60+ min	721	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 12.2% (6,808 of 55,988)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,106	54.6%
Nonfamily households	11,712	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,818	93.4%
Vacant	1,811	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,728	64.8%
Renter-occupied	9,090	35.2%

1-unit, detached61.8%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,081	61.8%
1-unit, attached	1,154	4.2%
2 to 4 units	3,251	11.8%
5 to 19 units	2,845	10.3%
20 or more units	2,422	8.8%
Mobile home & other	876	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1922395
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 31 sq mi
Water area: 1.09 sq mi
Center point: 42.4989, -90.7073