Demographics of Dubuque city, Iowa

Dubuque city, Iowa had 59,148 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −493 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dubuque city, in four figures

59,148
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 59,174 ±59.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −493 people.; 38.1 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,845 ±$2,898
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dubuque city, Iowa's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dubuque city, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dubuque city, Iowa's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dubuque city, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	59,641	100.0	100.0
2021	59,275	99.4	100.2
2022	58,895	98.7	100.7
2023	58,885	98.7	101.6
2024	58,823	98.6	102.5
2025	59,148	99.2	103.1

Population of Dubuque city, Iowa on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	59,641	—
2021	59,275	−366
2022	58,895	−380
2023	58,885	−10
2024	58,823	−62
2025	59,148	+325

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±1.2: for men 36.3 ±0.8 and for women 40.1 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dubuque city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Under 5	3,326 ±430	5.6% ±0.7	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,458 ±679	14.3% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,254 ±491	12.3% ±0.8	10.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,069 ±629	25.5% ±1.1	25.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,809 ±614	21.6% ±1.0	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,258 ±641	20.7% ±1.1	18.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,845 ±$2,898, and income per person $38,244 ±$1,640, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,059 ±$418 in Iowa and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dubuque city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Iowa	United States
Under $25,000	4,411 ±497	16.9% ±1.9	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,527 ±529	21.2% ±2.0	18.5% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,777 ±532	18.3% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,611 ±352	13.8% ±1.3	14.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,475 ±420	17.1% ±1.6	18.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,833 ±318	7.0% ±1.2	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,497 ±250	5.7% ±1.0	8.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dubuque city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Iowa	United States
All ages	7,089 ±854	12.7% ±1.5	11.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,798 ±399	15.4% ±3.1	12.9% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,661 ±513	12.8% ±1.7	11.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,630 ±269	10.5% ±1.7	8.8% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dubuque city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dubuque city	Iowa	United States
Housing units	27,832 ±308	1,437,699 ±523	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.9% ±0.9	91.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.1% ±1.0	8.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.8% ±1.5	71.7% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.2% ±1.8	28.3% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$204,800 ±$5,018	$208,000 ±$1,141	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$948 ±$29	$972 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dubuque city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,757 ±387	3.0% ±0.7	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	50,498 ±598	85.3% ±1.0	82.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,426 ±348	4.1% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	915 ±215	1.5% ±0.4	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 49	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	765 ±87	1.3% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	14 to 172	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,694 ±454	4.6% ±0.8	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dubuque city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Born in the state	40,626 ±1,196	68.7% ±2.0	69.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,888 ±1,172	26.8% ±2.0	23.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	332 ±134	0.6% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,328 ±404	3.9% ±0.7	5.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	746 ±198	1.3% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,582 ±366	2.7% ±0.6	3.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dubuque city among the places of Iowa

11th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Iowa page.

Places of Iowa near Dubuque city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ankeny city	72,615 ±64
West Des Moines city	71,083 ±123
Ames city	67,669 ±39
Waterloo city	67,008 ±37
Council Bluffs city	62,586 ±40
Dubuque city	59,174 ±59
Urbandale city	46,595 ±58
Marion city	41,896 ±42
Cedar Falls city	40,888 ±39
Bettendorf city	39,647 ±42
Waukee city	29,236 ±34

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Dubuque city, Iowa

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Iowa by poverty rate
No. 19 Places in Iowa by median age
No. 20 Places in Iowa by per capita income
No. 21 Places in Iowa by median rent
No. 26 Places in Iowa by foreign-born share
No. 31 Places in Iowa by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026