City safety & data profile

DubuqueIA

Dubuque, IA is a 59K-resident city in Dubuque County with a median household income of $65,845.

Dubuque County, Iowa. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Dubuque, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Dubuque has a population larger than 83% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $204,800, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

59K
Population (place)
Top 17%
By size
$65,845
Median income (place)
$204,800
Median home (place)
12.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Dubuque

Dubuque posts a median household income higher than 31% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Dubuque area.

Bottom 32%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Dubuque

Where Dubuque income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$65,845 Bottom 31% higher than 31% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Dubuque $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in IA

Population among 40 IA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Des Moines is the largest IA city on this list; Clive leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in IA

Median household income among the same 40-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Clive posts the highest place-level median income in IA; Des Moines is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Dubuque, IA beyond the headline numbers

Dubuque sits inside Dubuque County, Iowa, at roughly 42.50°N, -90.66°W. Population 58,799, $65,845 median household income. Median home value $204,800, median rent $948. Poverty rate 12.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Dubuque, 3/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER.

Poverty in Dubuque, IA stands at 12.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Dubuque runs about 3.1 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 11.7% of Dubuque workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 20.8% in Dubuque, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Dubuque from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
58,799
Dubuque · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$65,845
-26% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$204,800
-50% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Dubuque County): Dubuque's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
99K+5%
Median Income
$77,630+51%
Median Home Value
$237,300+63%
Poverty Rate
9.7%-11%
Unemployment
3.7%-23%

Economics

Economics indicators for Dubuque, IA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$948/mo
Poverty Rate
12.7%
Unemployment 4.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 34%
Work From Home 11.7%
Public Transit 1.3%

Population

White 85.9%
African American 4.2%
Asian 1.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
34.5%
Short Sleep Duration
33.1%
High Blood Pressure
30.8%
Physical Inactivity
23.6%
Binge Drinking
20.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.5%
Current Smoking
13.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.1%
Diabetes
10.3%
Current Asthma
10.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 67.8%
Annual Checkup 77.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.5%
Stroke
3.3%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
0
★★★
2
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
2
MERCYONE DUBUQUE MEDICAL CENTER
DUBUQUE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
FINLEY HOSPITAL
DUBUQUE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Dubuque?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Dubuque right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet IA-DUBUQUE · Dubuque

Dubuque: 2 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-TRACE 2 on record
  • WX-LED 100% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Jose

Tagged alert mix: Dubuque

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 2 tagged notices on record for Dubuque.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: San Jose, CA (2 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Dubuque; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Iowa state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (2 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

San Jose, CA 2 alerts Fresno, CA 2 alerts Pittsburgh, PA 2 alerts York, PA 2 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Dubuque, IA? ▼
Dubuque, IA has a population of 58,799 people, located in Dubuque County, Iowa.
What is the median household income in Dubuque? ▼
The median household income in Dubuque, IA is $65,845 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.7%.
What is the median home value in Dubuque? ▼
The median home value in Dubuque, IA is $204,800. Median rent is $948/month.
What are the top health concerns in Dubuque? ▼
The top health indicators in Dubuque include Obesity (34.5%), Short Sleep Duration (33.1%), High Blood Pressure (30.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Dubuque? ▼
Dubuque has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Dubuque? ▼
The median age in Dubuque, IA is 38.1 years. 34% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Dubuque, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside IA (12.7% here).

Portland, OR 12.7% Lincoln, NE 12.7% Hampton, VA 12.7% Rialto, CA 12.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside IA ($65,845 here).

Terrell, TX $65,842 Greece, NY $65,849 San Angelo, TX $65,864 Charleston, WV $65,812

Compare Dubuque with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Platteville, WI 13K Clinton, IA 26K Davenport, IA 103K Bettendorf, IA 36K Rock Island, IL 39K Moline, IL 43K East Moline, IL 21K Monroe, WI 11K
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Using Dubuque's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Dubuque area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Dubuque against Iowa peers on any ranking lens. Explore Iowa

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Dubuque County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.