Population

59,148

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$204,800

Owner-occupied units

Dubuque, IA

Iowa · 42.499° N, 90.707° W · 31 sq mi

Dubuque is a city in Iowa, with a population of 59,148 and about 1,891 residents per square mile. The median household earns $65,845 a year, and the median home is worth $204,800.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

31 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,891

People per square mile

Rank by population

#736

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#444

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$65,845

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$948

Per month

Homeownership

65.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

14.6 min

One way

People

Median age

38.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

34%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

3.9%

Households

26,131

2.12 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 25^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 142^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 45^/yr

Days above 90° 6^/yr

Below freezing 121^/yr

Annual rainfall 34.9ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 83°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 13°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.9^%

Manufacturing 16.6^%

Retail trade 11.7^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Iowa

Name

Harry Stine

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$10.2B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Adel

Source of wealth

Agriculture

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Iowa · private sector

Employer

University of Iowa

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Iowa

Company

Principal Financial Group

Revenue

$16.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Des Moines

Ticker

PFG

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Iowa

State bird

Eastern Goldfinch

State flower

Wild Prairie Rose

State capital