Dubuque.
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Iowa·Dubuque County
21 tracts·66K people·$205K median·2,116/mi²
White 85 · Multiracial 5 · Black 4 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 41 · Living alone 37 · Other 22
Health 33 · Professional 20 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 19 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 77 · Work from home 12 · Carpool 12 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Dubuque is $204,800 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Dubuque has 59,174 residents across 19 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 85.3% White, 4.5% Multiracial, 4.1% Black, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian and 1.5% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 34.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.7% (Census ACS).
Bryant Elementary School (83%), Carver Elementary School (83%) and John Kennedy Elementary School (77%) lead the elementary schools; Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School (77%), George Washington Middle School (66%) and Thomas Jefferson Middle School (51%) lead the middle schools; Dubuque Senior High School (64%), Hempstead High School (63%) and Dubuque Online School (40%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $948/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Dubuque is $65,845 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Dubuque, median rent is $948/month and the median home value is $204,800 (Census ACS).
Dubuque reported 4.3 violent crimes and 16.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 15°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dubuque are hail (97), tornado (97) and inland flooding (97), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Dubuque, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).