2024 population: 99,242 ( 33 from 2020)
Land area: 608.3 square miles
Population density: 163.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	87,726	88.40%	1.4%
Black:	3,646	3.67%	1.3%
Indian:	192	0.19%	4.9%
Asian:	2,290	2.31%	19.3%
2+ races:	1,765	1.78%	7.1%
Hispanic:	3,623	3.65%	22.5%

Total non-White:	11,516	11.60%	11.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,689	11.8
Deaths:	4,495	11.3
Net Migration:	-1,042	-2.6
Net Immigration:	801	2.0

Change in White population:	-1,241	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,208	1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
99,275
88,967	89.62%
3,599	3.63%
183	0.18%
1,920	1.93%
1,648	1.66%
2,958	2.98%
10,308	10.38%

2010
93,653
86,981	92.88%
2,436	2.60%
144	0.15%
1,153	1.23%
1,083	1.16%
1,807	1.93%
6,672	7.12%

2000
89,143
86,020	96.50%
736	0.83%
120	0.13%
583	0.65%
582	0.65%
1,065	1.19%
3,123	3.50%

1990
86,403
85,140	98.54%
298	0.34%
78	0.09%
443	0.51%
n/a
444	0.51%
1,263	1.46%

1980
93,745
92,557	98.73%
313	0.33%
30	0.03%
300	0.32%
n/a
506	0.54%
1,188	1.27%

1970
90,609
90,192	99.54%
112	0.12%
24	0.03%
81	0.09%
n/a
168	0.19%
417	0.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
11,009	11.8
8,302	8.9
219	0.2
815	0.9

1,986	2.1
3,636	3.9

Number	Rate
2000's
11,108	12.5
7,771	8.7
-68	-0.1
693	0.8

961	1.1
3,549	4.0

Number	Rate
1990's
11,956	13.8
8,482	9.8
-2,075	-2.4
206	0.2

880	1.0
1,860	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
13,317	14.2
8,137	8.7
-12,587	-13.4
n/a

-7,417	-7.9
75	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-5,413	-6.0
n/a

2,365	2.6
771	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Dubuque, IA Metro Area

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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
38.7
22,232	22.4%
77,010	77.6%
18,228	18.4%

39,985
2.37

25,367	63.4%
20,327	80.1%
1,965	7.7%
14,618	36.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.6
22,252	23.8%
71,401	76.2%
14,355	15.3%

36,815
2.43

24,103	65.5%
19,212	79.7%
2,160	9.0%
12,712	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
22,747	25.5%
66,396	74.5%
13,155	14.8%

33,703
2.51

23,199	68.8%
19,455	83.9%
1,702	7.3%
10,504	31.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
23,527	27.2%
62,876	72.8%
12,143	14.1%

30,689
2.68

22,096	72.0%
18,943	85.7%
1,393	6.3%
8,593	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
29,976	32.0%
63,769	68.0%
10,402	11.1%

30,020
2.98

22,636	75.4%
19,650	86.8%
1,242	5.5%
7,384	24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,768	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,320	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,332	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,531	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,411	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,405	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,763	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,319	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,438	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,229	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,840	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,838	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,481	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,386	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,181	8.0%
$200,000 or more	2,743	6.9%

Median Household Income	73,495
Per Capita Income	38,705

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,517	3.8%
Public Assistance	763	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,666	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	46,686	78.4%
Unemployed	2,100	3.5%
In Armed Forces	17	0.0%

Total Labor Force	48,803	82.0%
Not in Labor Force	10,711	18.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,619	16,151	54.8%
Non-Profit	1,861	4,052	31.5%
Self-Employed	2,643	1,702	60.8%

Local Government	1,378	2,352	36.9%
State Government	446	636	41.2%
Federal Government	288	124	69.9%

Total Private + Self	22,262	17,853	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,973	7,164	35.7%
Total	26,235	25,017	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,117	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,357	20.2%
Professional, Technical	11,101	21.6%
Service Occupations	8,279	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	202	0.4%
All others	13,492	26.3%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	8,735	17.0%
Health care and social assistance	7,903	15.4%
Retail trade	6,239	12.2%
Educational services	4,841	9.4%
Finance and insurance	3,213	6.3%
Construction	2,983	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	2,800	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,374	4.6%
Other services	2,372	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	2,196	4.3%
Wholesale trade	1,860	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,198	2.3%
Public administration	1,198	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,191	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	823	1.6%
Information	699	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	336	0.7%
Utilities	310	0.6%
Management	61	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,705	1.73%
Puerto Rican	164	0.17%
Cuban	73	0.07%
Dominican	21	0.02%

Total Central American	347	0.35%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	205	0.21%
Honduran	56	0.06%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	4	0.00%
Salvadoran	82	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	133	0.13%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	4	0.00%
Colombian	23	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	43	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	6	0.01%
Other South American	57	0.06%

Other Hispanic	280	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	502	0.51%
Chinese	263	0.27%
Indian	226	0.23%
Vietnamese	112	0.11%
Bangladeshi	48	0.05%
Korean	48	0.05%
Indonesian	19	0.02%
Japanese	12	0.01%
Thai	7	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	88,658	95.5%
Spanish	2,016	2.2%
Other Asian	497	0.5%
Other Indo-European	411	0.4%
Tagalog	349	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	315	0.3%
Other	147	0.2%
Arabic	130	0.1%
German, other Germanic	104	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	45,728	46.3%
Irish	20,716	21.0%
English	5,876	5.9%
American	4,541	4.6%
Norwegian	2,502	2.5%
French	1,713	1.7%
European	1,441	1.5%
Dutch	1,410	1.4%
Italian	1,404	1.4%
Luxemburger	1,178	1.2%
Polish	1,119	1.1%
Swedish	1,072	1.1%
Czech	766	0.8%
Scottish	756	0.8%
Swiss	596	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	97,017	98.2%
Not a citizen	1,795	1.8%

Native	95,599	96.7%
Foreign-born	3,213	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,289	1.9%	2,687	4.1%	22,138	33.4%	18,939	28.6%	14,121	21.3%	7,110	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,289	1.9%
9-12 Years	2,687	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,138	33.4%
Some College	18,939	28.6%
Bach. Degree	14,121	21.3%
Grad Degree	7,110	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	92,418	86,762	5,656	6.1%
1991	94,586	88,774	5,812	6.1%
1992	97,554	92,506	5,048	5.2%
1993	99,530	95,316	4,214	4.2%
1994	100,726	97,016	3,710	3.7%
1995	101,648	97,920	3,728	3.7%
1996	101,896	96,270	5,626	5.5%
1997	100,258	96,446	3,812	3.8%
1998	99,020	95,766	3,254	3.3%
1999	98,398	95,636	2,762	2.8%

2000	97,002	93,812	3,190	3.3%
2001	95,790	91,826	3,964	4.1%
2002	97,210	93,316	3,894	4.0%
2003	97,714	93,540	4,174	4.3%
2004	98,388	94,078	4,310	4.4%
2005	101,512	97,094	4,418	4.4%
2006	103,708	99,922	3,786	3.7%
2007	104,170	100,022	4,148	4.0%
2008	104,568	100,024	4,544	4.3%
2009	105,168	98,226	6,942	6.6%

2010	108,164	101,798	6,366	5.9%
2011	109,222	103,606	5,616	5.1%
2012	109,688	104,700	4,988	4.5%
2013	110,252	105,244	5,008	4.5%
2014	111,134	106,556	4,578	4.1%
2015	111,438	107,398	4,040	3.6%
2016	109,936	106,058	3,878	3.5%
2017	109,388	106,140	3,248	3.0%
2018	111,384	108,620	2,764	2.5%
2019	113,512	110,488	3,024	2.7%

2020	109,754	103,332	6,422	5.9%
2021	111,010	106,606	4,404	4.0%
2022	113,046	109,840	3,206	2.8%
2023	111,596	108,354	3,242	2.9%
2024	107,026	103,528	3,498	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	42,707
Median Value	$210,300

Occupied	39,985	93.6%
Vacant	2,722	6.4%

Owned	29,312	73.3%
Rented	10,673	26.7%
Median Rent	$912

Single-Family Units	31,765	74.4%
Detached	30,255	70.8%
Attached	1,510	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,604	13.1%
Mobile Homes	1,623	3.8%

Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dubuque, IA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Dubuque, IA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dubuque, IA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dubuque, IA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dubuque, IA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Dubuque, IA Metro Area