Iowa · Census place 22395
Dubuque city, IA
Quick answer
Dubuque city has 59,271 residents, ranking #11 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $64,985, the median home is worth $193,100 and median gross rent runs $943 a month.
- Population
- 59,271Dubuque city residents
- Median household income
- $64,985Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $193,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $943Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dubuque city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dubuque city median would spend about 17.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.2% of residents and 64.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Waterloo city 66,947
- Ames city 66,112
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- Urbandale city 46,026
- Marion city 41,690
- Cedar Falls city 40,662
- Bettendorf city 39,297
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