Dubuque

Population & Demographics

Dubuque, IA

Dubuque is home to 59,174 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,817 resident workers commute each day.

IowaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
59,174
people
Population

59,174 residents

Median age 38.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Dubuque population & demographics

Who lives in Dubuque — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
59,174
Median age
38.1yrs
Median household income
$65,845
Median home value
$204,800
Median gross rent
$948/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
34.0%
Poverty rate
12.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Dubuque

How Dubuque breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White85.3%
Two or more races4.6%
Black4.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.0%
Asian1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.3%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Dubuque

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Dubuque.

Dubuque at a glance
Employed Residents
30,817
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
60.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Cedar Rapids
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Dubuque proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Dubuque commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

91
Commute Score

91 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Dubuque

30,817 commutes, one dot at a time

Dubuque

Where 30,817 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Dubuque, by worker count.

1Dubuque0.0 mi18,711
2Cedar Rapids62.0 mi1,123
3Davenport66.5 mi972
4Peosta8.6 mi569
5Iowa City72.6 mi363
6Des Moines163.4 mi277
7Coralville72.6 mi263
8Waterloo84.7 mi261

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Dubuque.

1Dubuque0.0 mi18,711
2Asbury4.1 mi1,839
3Cedar Rapids62.0 mi601
4Peosta8.6 mi493
5Dyersville22.1 mi446
6Davenport66.5 mi433
7Epworth13.0 mi324
8Maquoketa30.1 mi322

Top industries

The sectors that employ Dubuque’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.2%
RTRetail Trade11.9%
EDEducational Services10.8%
MFManufacturing9.9%
FIFinance and Insurance9.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.4%
WSWholesale Trade4.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Dubuque

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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