Holy Cross

Population: 264
Median household income: $47,188
Median home value: $184,400

Holy Cross, a community in Dubuque County, Iowa, has 264 residents. Its median household income of $47,188 runs below the Dubuque County figure of $75,919.

Between 2019 and 2023, Holy Cross's population declined 26.9% from 361 to 264, while its median home value rose 39.8% from $131,900 to $184,400.

82.4% of workers drive to work alone. 76.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 264
Median age: 48.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,188
Median home value: $184,400
Median gross rent: $334
Housing units: 141
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

361264

Median household income

$67,083$47,188

Median home value

$131,900$184,400

Median gross rent

$363$334

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	361	$67,083	$131,900	$363
2020	310	$68,750	$134,400	$450
2021	310	$68,889	$145,600	$480
2022	288	$72,857	$152,000	$488
2023	264	$47,188	$184,400	$334

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 178.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	6.1%
5 to 17	23	8.7%
18 to 24	19	7.2%
25 to 34	45	17.0%
35 to 44	18	6.8%
45 to 54	34	12.9%
55 to 64	38	14.4%
65 to 74	41	15.5%
75 and over	30	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	239	90.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	2.7%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	4.4%
High school graduate	79	38.3%
Some college or associate's	76	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	29	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	126	82.4%
Carpooled	16	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	5.2%
Other means	1	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23	15.9%
15 to 29 min	45	31.0%
30 to 44 min	59	40.7%
45 to 59 min	5	3.4%
60+ min	13	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 3.0% (8 of 264)

	Count	Share
Family households	71	52.2%
Nonfamily households	65	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136	96.5%
Vacant	5	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	96	70.6%
Renter-occupied	40	29.4%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units21.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	108	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	2.1%
5 to 19 units	30	21.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1936885
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.6011, -90.9962