Dubuque city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 59,315 ( 1,678 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.9 square miles
Population density: 1919.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	51,254	86.41%	1.4%
Black:	2,389	4.03%	5.9%
Indian:	105	0.18%	14.6%
Asian:	1,536	2.59%	67.3%
2+ races:	2,269	3.83%	148.8%
Hispanic:	1,685	2.84%	21.8%

Total non-White:	8,061	13.59%	43.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-753	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,431	5.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
57,637
52,007	90.23%
2,256	3.91%
123	0.21%
918	1.59%
912	1.58%
1,383	2.40%
5,630	9.77%

2000
57,468
54,994	95.69%
705	1.23%
98	0.17%
269	0.47%
419	0.73%
951	1.65%
2,474	4.31%

1990
57,546
56,465	98.12%
288	0.50%
73	0.13%
388	0.67%
n/a
332	0.58%
1,081	1.88%

1980
62,321
61,339	98.42%
296	0.47%
7	0.01%
237	0.38%
n/a
416	0.67%
982	1.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,987	-5.2
3,156	5.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
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n/a

-1,471	-2.6
1,393	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
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-4,874	-7.8
99	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Dubuque city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.9
11,581	19.5%
47,734	80.5%
11,873	20.0%

25,198
2.20

14,172	56.2%
10,596	74.8%
1,418	10.0%
11,026	43.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
12,361	21.4%
45,276	78.6%
9,516	16.5%

23,506
2.28

13,888	59.1%
10,256	73.8%
1,664	12.0%
9,618	40.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
13,506	23.5%
43,962	76.5%
9,621	16.7%

22,612
2.36

14,335	63.4%
11,526	80.4%
1,301	9.1%
8,277	36.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
14,396	25.0%
43,150	75.0%
9,198	16.0%

21,329
2.53

14,578	68.3%
12,206	83.7%
1,095	7.5%
6,751	31.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
18,025	28.9%
44,296	71.1%
7,976	12.8%

21,140
2.77

15,177	71.8%
12,919	85.1%
1,004	6.6%
5,963	28.2%

2022 Housing Data for Dubuque city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,301	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,027	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,049	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,181	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	888	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,021	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,412	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	899	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,094	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,174	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,615	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,575	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,400	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,761	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,532	6.1%
$200,000 or more	1,269	5.0%

Median Household Income	63,520
Per Capita Income	35,691

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	998	4.0%
Public Assistance	606	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,845	11.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	27,495	75.5%
Unemployed	1,556	4.3%
In Armed Forces	4	0.0%

Total Labor Force	29,055	79.8%
Not in Labor Force	7,364	20.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	11,511	10,058	53.4%
Non-Profit	1,396	2,500	35.8%
Self-Employed	929	865	51.8%

Local Government	801	1,301	38.1%
State Government	302	390	43.6%
Federal Government	193	90	68.2%

Total Private + Self	12,440	10,923	53.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,692	4,281	38.6%
Total	15,132	15,204	49.9%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,292	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	6,515	21.4%
Professional, Technical	6,741	22.2%
Service Occupations	5,467	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	79	0.3%
All others	7,389	24.3%

White Collar		57.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	4,865	16.0%
Health care and social assistance	4,702	15.5%
Retail trade	4,038	13.3%
Educational services	3,168	10.4%
Accommodation and food services	2,100	6.9%
Finance and insurance	1,789	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,519	5.0%
Other services	1,503	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1,370	4.5%
Construction	1,091	3.6%
Wholesale trade	974	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	929	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	779	2.6%
Public administration	671	2.2%
Information	422	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	232	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	128	0.4%
Utilities	91	0.3%
Management	33	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,106	1.86%
Puerto Rican	99	0.17%
Cuban	16	0.03%
Dominican	21	0.04%

Total Central American	192	0.32%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	168	0.28%
Honduran	24	0.04%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	122	0.21%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	4	0.01%
Colombian	18	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	43	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	57	0.10%

Other Hispanic	129	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	444	0.75%
Chinese	244	0.41%
Indian	65	0.11%
Vietnamese	55	0.09%
Bangladeshi	37	0.06%
Korean	24	0.04%
Indonesian	19	0.03%
Thai	7	0.01%
Japanese	6	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	52,960	94.6%
Spanish	1,337	2.4%
Other Asian	435	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	315	0.6%
Tagalog	303	0.5%
Other Indo-European	167	0.3%
Arabic	115	0.2%
Other	81	0.1%
Chinese	65	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,395	42.8%
Irish	12,184	20.5%
English	3,897	6.6%
American	2,376	4.0%
Norwegian	1,989	3.4%
French	1,064	1.8%
European	991	1.7%
Italian	974	1.6%
Swedish	929	1.6%
Dutch	848	1.4%
Polish	842	1.4%
Luxemburger	830	1.4%
Scottish	527	0.9%
Swiss	391	0.7%
Czech	375	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	57,861	97.5%
Not a citizen	1,454	2.5%

Native	56,944	96.0%
Foreign-born	2,371	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
791	2.0%	1,871	4.7%	12,957	32.4%	11,131	27.8%	8,612	21.5%	4,627	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	791	2.0%
9-12 Years	1,871	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	12,957	32.4%
Some College	11,131	27.8%
Bach. Degree	8,612	21.5%
Grad Degree	4,627	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,367	D +197	R + 0.6%
D +1,564
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Joe Biden (D)	16,605	54.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	12,972	42.9%	689	2.3%	30,266	-10	-4	1.79%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	15,041	52.3%	Donald Trump (R)	11,605	40.3%	2,140	7.4%	28,786	-11	-6	1.84%

2020 President, Dubuque city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

16,605

54.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

12,972

42.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

368

1.2%

Other

321

1.1%

TOTAL

30,266

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Dubuque city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

15,041

52.3%

Donald Trump (R)

11,605

40.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,216

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

288

1.0%

Other

636

2.2%

TOTAL

28,786

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dubuque city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	65%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	16,276	54.7%	Joni Ernst* (R)	12,444	41.8%	1,036 [+]	3.5%	29,756	-10	1.78%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 742 (2.5%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 267 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 27 (0.1%);
2018	G	53%	Fred Hubbell (D)	13,650	56.3%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	9,865	40.7%	709 [+]	2.9%	24,224	-10	1.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 450 (1.9%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 250 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.0%);
2016	S3	62%	Charles Grassley* (R)	13,937	49.7%	Patty Judge (D)	12,921	46.1%	1,178 [+]	4.2%	28,036	-10	1.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 800 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 378 (1.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	27,271
Median Value	$178,000

Occupied	25,198	92.4%
Vacant	2,073	7.6%

Owned	16,321	64.8%
Rented	8,877	35.2%
Median Rent	$915

Single-Family Units	17,996	66.0%
Detached	16,886	61.9%
Attached	1,110	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,126	18.8%
Mobile Homes	947	3.5%

Dubuque city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dubuque city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Dubuque city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dubuque city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dubuque city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dubuque city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dubuque city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dubuque city, IA