Dubuque County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,494
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 24,753
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,846 (it was 8,937 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 27% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 608 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 162 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.6%), Manufacturing (16.6%), Retail trade (11.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 87,54388.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,3454.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,9293.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,1722.2%Two or more races
- 1,2751.3%Asian alone
- 3630.4%Some other race alone
- 500.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 39.5 years |
Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
Males: 49,699 | (50.4%) |
Females: 48,978 | (49.6%) |
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Dubuque County: | 2.0 people |
Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $73,671 ($39,582 in 1999)
This county: | $73,671 |
Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $754 (lower quartile is $628, upper quartile is $915)
This county: | $754 |
State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $224,800 (it was $91,900 in 2000)
Dubuque: | $224,800 |
Iowa: | $194,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,487Detached houses: $294,068
Here: $294,068 State: $245,224 Townhouses or other attached units: $246,204
Here: $246,204 State: $238,767 In 2-unit structures: $277,834
Here: $277,834 State: $243,070 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $196,324
Here: $196,324 State: $162,139 Mobile homes: $21,965
Here: $21,965 State: $51,271
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $587
Institutionalized population: 1,173
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 40
- Thefts: 84
- Auto thefts: 22
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 8
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 14
- Burglaries: 48
- Thefts: 84
- Auto thefts: 16
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 155 buildings, average cost: $361,600
- 2021: 166 buildings, average cost: $361,900
- 2020: 169 buildings, average cost: $292,100
- 2019: 181 buildings, average cost: $311,400
- 2018: 228 buildings, average cost: $325,300
- 2017: 221 buildings, average cost: $277,700
- 2016: 266 buildings, average cost: $258,400
- 2015: 237 buildings, average cost: $222,300
- 2014: 248 buildings, average cost: $190,500
- 2013: 325 buildings, average cost: $180,200
- 2012: 296 buildings, average cost: $175,300
- 2011: 281 buildings, average cost: $188,900
- 2010: 324 buildings, average cost: $165,500
- 2009: 315 buildings, average cost: $189,500
- 2008: 202 buildings, average cost: $194,100
- 2007: 320 buildings, average cost: $184,600
- 2006: 363 buildings, average cost: $174,700
- 2005: 427 buildings, average cost: $174,000
- 2004: 417 buildings, average cost: $162,300
- 2003: 399 buildings, average cost: $164,500
- 2002: 384 buildings, average cost: $157,800
- 2001: 326 buildings, average cost: $157,100
- 2000: 262 buildings, average cost: $142,400
- 1999: 287 buildings, average cost: $142,200
- 1998: 277 buildings, average cost: $130,500
- 1997: 219 buildings, average cost: $121,200
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,812 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,940 (1.3%)
Dubuque County: | 11.0% |
Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.5 years old
(Males: 37.8 years old, Females: 40.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.2 years old, Black residents: 23.2 years old, Asian residents: 42.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.7 years old, Other race residents: 31.0 years old)
Area name: Dubuque, IA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dubuque County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $707 a month.
Cities in this county include: Dubuque, Dyersville, Asbury, Cascade, Epworth, Farley, Peosta, New Vienna, Worthington, Holy Cross.
Neighboring counties: Brown County, Nebraska , Lake County, Illinois , Racine County, Wisconsin , Winnebago County, Illinois .
Here: | 2.8% |
Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 5,714
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,426 (48.1% naturalized citizens)
Dubuque County: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,3822010 or later
- 8362000 to 2009
- 7591990 to 1999
- 1311980 to 1989
- 1531970 to 1979
- 361Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 30,401
- One, attached: 1,578
- Two: 1,469
- 3 or 4: 3,397
- 5 to 9: 1,861
- 10 to 19: 1,380
- 20 to 49: 851
- 50 or more: 1,123
- Mobile homes: 1,410
Housing units in Dubuque County with a mortgage: 16,610 (2,462 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,166 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 442
Here: | 3.5% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Dubuque County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 49,917 | 29 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,457 | 24 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,613 | 30 |
Other | 979 | 6 |
Orthodox | 70 | 1 |
Black Protestant | - | 1 |
None | 29,617 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Dubuque County: | 1.19 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Dubuque County: | 5.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.75 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Dubuque County: | 7.2% |
Iowa: | 7.8% |
Dubuque County: | 27.3% |
State: | 27.3% |
Here: | 12.7% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Dubuque County:
Average size of farms: 213 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $102,612
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $171.50
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.08%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $83,102
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 63.80%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $88,728
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.29%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 32.78
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.13%
Corn for grain: 102842 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 287 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 36016 harvested acres
Vegetables: 84 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 100 acres
Earthquake activity:
Dubuque County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 318.3 miles away from Dubuque County center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 121.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 296.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 318.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 124.1 miles away from Dubuque County center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 349.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: July 19, 2017 - July 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4334, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2011 to July 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4018: August 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 4018, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1518: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 03, 2002 to June 25, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1420: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1420, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: April 08, 2001 to May 29, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1367: May 02, 2001, FEMA Id: 1367, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 16, 1999 to May 29, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1277: May 21, 1999, FEMA Id: 1277, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Dubuque County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 13, Tornadoes: 5, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 46,554 (79.6%)
- Carpooled: 3,866 (6.6%)
- Bus: 381 (0.7%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 331 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 121 (0.2%)
- Walked: 1,191 (2.0%)
- Worked at home: 5,901 (10.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Management occupations (15%)
- Production occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Mexico (15%)
- Marshall Islands (13%)
- Philippines (11%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Guatemala (5%)
- India (5%)
- German (47%)
- American (10%)
- Irish (9%)
- English (4%)
- European (2%)
- Norwegian (2%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Dubuque County, Iowa in 2010:
- 2,262 people in college/university student housing
- 846 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 523 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 159 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 144 people in group homes intended for adults
- 89 people in correctional residential facilities
- 82 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 71 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 60 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 19 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 10 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 3 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
People in group quarters in Dubuque County, Iowa in 2000:
- 2,138 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,065 people in nursing homes
- 675 people in religious group quarters
- 157 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 90 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 74 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 67 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 67 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 65 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 51 people in halfway houses
- 50 people in other group homes
- 45 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 22 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
4.31% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,006 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.31% |
Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.44% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($18,558 average AGI)
2.87% relocated from other states ($37,447 average AGI)
Dubuque County: 2.87% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Jo Daviess County, IL | 0.28% ($89,035 average AGI) |
from Grant County, WI | 0.23% ($36,495) |
from Linn County, IA | 0.20% ($49,738) |
from Jackson County, IA | 0.20% ($53,544) |
from Cook County, IL | 0.18% ($33,408) |
from Delaware County, IA | 0.15% ($62,931) |
from Johnson County, IA | 0.11% ($40,622) |
4.77% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,906 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.77% |
Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.74% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($19,810 average AGI)
3.04% relocated to other states ($39,096 average AGI)
Dubuque County: 3.04% Iowa average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Grant County, WI | 0.28% ($59,432 average AGI) |
to Jackson County, IA | 0.25% ($61,450) |
to Linn County, IA | 0.21% ($44,576) |
to Jo Daviess County, IL | 0.21% ($55,244) |
to Cook County, IL | 0.18% ($32,849) |
to Polk County, IA | 0.18% ($71,746) |
to Delaware County, IA | 0.14% ($70,296) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 15,680 (13,701 aged, 1,979 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 993 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Dubuque County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,184)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,128)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,052)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (907)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (815)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (777)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (774)
- Unspecified dementia (731)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (459)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (263)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,965
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 488
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,166
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,367
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 967
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 56
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 89
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 109.5. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 38.1
- Other - 71.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 98,677- Male householders: 20,597 (5,613 living alone), Female householders: 20,047 (6,185 living alone)
20,558 spouses (20,491 opposite-sex spouses), 2,849 unmarried partners, (2,808 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 24,708 children (23,363 natural, 533 adopted, 812 stepchildren), 697 grandchildren, 1,248 brothers or sisters, 706 parents, 0 foster children, 524 other relatives, 2,465 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 4,278
Size of family households: 13,245 2-persons, 5,319 3-persons, 3,387 4-persons, 2,282 5-persons, 667 6-persons, 310 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 11,798 1-person, 3,213 2-persons, 254 3-persons, 169 4-persons.
16,074 married couples with children.
4,125 single-parent households (2,081 men, 2,044 women).
95.3% of residents of Dubuque speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $443,548,000 ($4,874 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,405,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $212,497,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $99,616,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,037,000
Federal grants: $82,246,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,034,000 ($5,315,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $28,116,000 ($12,236,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,186,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,362,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,528,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,217Here: | 68 per 1000 residents |
State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,182
Here: | 46 per 1000 residents |
State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +651
Here: | +7 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -109
Here: | -1 per 1000 residents |
State: | -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.8 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Dubuque County, Iowa
- 6662020 or later
- 4,1132010 to 2019
- 4,5602000 to 2009
- 4,2631990 to 1999
- 2,8251980 to 1989
- 6,1451970 to 1979
- 5,1341960 to 1969
- 4,7891950 to 1959
- 1,6231940 to 1949
- 9,3521939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dubuque County, Iowa
- 1401 room
- 02 rooms
- 5053 rooms
- 1,5734 rooms
- 4,9015 rooms
- 6,3106 rooms
- 4,6097 rooms
- 3,8898 rooms
- 7,4949+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dubuque County, Iowa
- 5611 room
- 8962 rooms
- 1,7563 rooms
- 3,3074 rooms
- 1,6845 rooms
- 1,6756 rooms
- 4657 rooms
- 4728 rooms
- 4079+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dubuque County, Iowa
- 140no bedroom
- 4161 bedroom
- 4,9272 bedrooms
- 14,3403 bedrooms
- 7,7614 bedrooms
- 1,8375+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dubuque County, Iowa
- 561no bedroom
- 2,4381 bedroom
- 5,2932 bedrooms
- 1,6733 bedrooms
- 1,0364 bedrooms
- 2225+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dubuque County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 737no vehicle
- 6,3001 vehicle
- 12,7782 vehicles
- 6,1873 vehicles
- 2,2564 vehicles
- 1,1635+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Dubuque County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,966no vehicle
- 5,1421 vehicle
- 3,3302 vehicles
- 5833 vehicles
- 2024 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
88.7% of Dubuque County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Iowa.
Dubuque County: | 88.7% |
State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 71,909
- Other state: 22,024
- Northeast: 1,128
- Midwest: 15,432
- South: 2,293
- West: 3,171
- 73.7%Utility gas
- 15.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.3%Electricity
- 2.2%Wood
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.3%Solar energy
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 59.0%Utility gas
- 33.5%Electricity
- 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.8%Other fuel
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 22.0% |
Iowa: | 10.6% |
Here: | 11.2% |
Iowa: | 7.9% |
Here: | 62.4% |
Iowa: | 23.9% |
Dubuque County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,518,000
Cash and Securities: $10,058,000
- Charges - Other: $3,884,000
Other: $2,374,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Construction - General - Other: $9,202,000
General - Other: $6,885,000
Regular Highways: $2,607,000
General Public Buildings: $800,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $11,358,000
Regular Highways: $8,510,000
Regular Highways: $8,190,000
Police Protection: $6,557,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,411,000
Health - Other: $6,325,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,956,000
Police Protection: $5,713,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,333,000
Health - Other: $4,497,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,167,000
Central Staff Services: $3,617,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,452,000
Central Staff Services: $3,254,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,127,000
General - Other: $2,396,000
General Public Buildings: $976,000
General Public Buildings: $872,000
Financial Administration: $868,000
General - Other: $843,000
Financial Administration: $775,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $329,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $298,000
Public Welfare - Other: $177,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $98,000
Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $79,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $61,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $61,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,116,000
Interest on Debt: $160,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,616,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,531,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,925,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,890,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,486,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,270,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,685,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,469,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,085,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,359,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $325,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $216,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $216,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,246,000
Interest Earnings: $1,750,000
General Revenue - Other: $922,000
Interest Earnings: $622,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,477,000
General - Other: $705,000
Regular Highways: $380,000
Public Welfare - Other: $150,000
Regular Highways: $98,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,223,000
Cash and Securities: $30,201,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,342,000
Cash and Securities: $4,379,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $9,044,000
Highways: $5,318,000
Highways: $4,628,000
General Local Government Support: $3,955,000
General Local Government Support: $3,733,000
Other: $2,880,000
Other: $2,157,000
Health and Hospitals: $473,000
Health and Hospitals: $269,000
- Tax - Property: $35,700,000
Property: $33,898,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,121,000
Public Utilities Sales: $788,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $203,000
Other License: $161,000
Other License: $136,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,295,000
Dubuque County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,518,000
Cash and Securities: $10,058,000
- Charges - Other: $3,884,000
Other: $2,374,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Construction - General - Other: $9,202,000
General - Other: $6,885,000
Regular Highways: $2,607,000
General Public Buildings: $800,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $11,358,000
Regular Highways: $8,510,000
Regular Highways: $8,190,000
Police Protection: $6,557,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,411,000
Health - Other: $6,325,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,956,000
Police Protection: $5,713,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,333,000
Health - Other: $4,497,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,167,000
Central Staff Services: $3,617,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,452,000
Central Staff Services: $3,254,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,127,000
General - Other: $2,396,000
General Public Buildings: $976,000
General Public Buildings: $872,000
Financial Administration: $868,000
General - Other: $843,000
Financial Administration: $775,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $329,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $298,000
Public Welfare - Other: $177,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $98,000
Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $79,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $61,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $61,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,116,000
Interest on Debt: $160,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,616,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,531,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,925,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,890,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,486,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,270,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,685,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,469,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,085,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,359,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $325,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $216,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $216,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,246,000
Interest Earnings: $1,750,000
General Revenue - Other: $922,000
Interest Earnings: $622,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,477,000
General - Other: $705,000
Regular Highways: $380,000
Public Welfare - Other: $150,000
Regular Highways: $98,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,223,000
Cash and Securities: $30,201,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,342,000
Cash and Securities: $4,379,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $9,044,000
Highways: $5,318,000
Highways: $4,628,000
General Local Government Support: $3,955,000
General Local Government Support: $3,733,000
Other: $2,880,000
Other: $2,157,000
Health and Hospitals: $473,000
Health and Hospitals: $269,000
- Tax - Property: $35,700,000
Property: $33,898,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,121,000
Public Utilities Sales: $788,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $203,000
Other License: $161,000
Other License: $136,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,295,000
Dubuque County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,518,000
Cash and Securities: $10,058,000
- Charges - Other: $3,884,000
Other: $2,374,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Construction - General - Other: $9,202,000
General - Other: $6,885,000
Regular Highways: $2,607,000
General Public Buildings: $800,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $11,358,000
Regular Highways: $8,510,000
Regular Highways: $8,190,000
Police Protection: $6,557,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,411,000
Health - Other: $6,325,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,956,000
Police Protection: $5,713,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,333,000
Health - Other: $4,497,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,167,000
Central Staff Services: $3,617,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,452,000
Central Staff Services: $3,254,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,127,000
General - Other: $2,396,000
General Public Buildings: $976,000
General Public Buildings: $872,000
Financial Administration: $868,000
General - Other: $843,000
Financial Administration: $775,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $329,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $298,000
Public Welfare - Other: $177,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $98,000
Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $79,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $61,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $61,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,116,000
Interest on Debt: $160,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,616,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,531,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,925,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,890,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,486,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,270,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,685,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,469,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,085,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,359,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $325,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $216,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $216,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,246,000
Interest Earnings: $1,750,000
General Revenue - Other: $922,000
Interest Earnings: $622,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,477,000
General - Other: $705,000
Regular Highways: $380,000
Public Welfare - Other: $150,000
Regular Highways: $98,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,223,000
Cash and Securities: $30,201,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,342,000
Cash and Securities: $4,379,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $9,044,000
Highways: $5,318,000
Highways: $4,628,000
General Local Government Support: $3,955,000
General Local Government Support: $3,733,000
Other: $2,880,000
Other: $2,157,000
Health and Hospitals: $473,000
Health and Hospitals: $269,000
- Tax - Property: $35,700,000
Property: $33,898,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,121,000
Public Utilities Sales: $788,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $203,000
Other License: $161,000
Other License: $136,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,295,000
Dubuque County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,518,000
Cash and Securities: $10,058,000
- Charges - Other: $3,884,000
Other: $2,374,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
- Construction - General - Other: $9,202,000
General - Other: $6,885,000
Regular Highways: $2,607,000
General Public Buildings: $800,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $11,358,000
Regular Highways: $8,510,000
Regular Highways: $8,190,000
Police Protection: $6,557,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,411,000
Health - Other: $6,325,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,956,000
Police Protection: $5,713,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,333,000
Health - Other: $4,497,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,167,000
Central Staff Services: $3,617,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,452,000
Central Staff Services: $3,254,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,127,000
General - Other: $2,396,000
General Public Buildings: $976,000
General Public Buildings: $872,000
Financial Administration: $868,000
General - Other: $843,000
Financial Administration: $775,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $329,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $298,000
Public Welfare - Other: $177,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $98,000
Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $79,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $61,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $61,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,116,000
Interest on Debt: $160,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,616,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,531,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,925,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,890,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,486,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,270,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,685,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,469,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,085,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,359,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $325,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $216,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $216,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,246,000
Interest Earnings: $1,750,000
General Revenue - Other: $922,000
Interest Earnings: $622,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,477,000
General - Other: $705,000
Regular Highways: $380,000
Public Welfare - Other: $150,000
Regular Highways: $98,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,223,000
Cash and Securities: $30,201,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,342,000
Cash and Securities: $4,379,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $9,044,000
Highways: $5,318,000
Highways: $4,628,000
General Local Government Support: $3,955,000
General Local Government Support: $3,733,000
Other: $2,880,000
Other: $2,157,000
Health and Hospitals: $473,000
Health and Hospitals: $269,000
- Tax - Property: $35,700,000
Property: $33,898,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,121,000
Public Utilities Sales: $788,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $203,000
Other License: $161,000
Other License: $136,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,295,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,384
- Number of aged recipients: 134
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,250
- Number of recipients under 18: 237
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 933
- Number of recipients older than 64: 214
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 582
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 533
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 363 | $123,799 | 956 | $130,521 | 4,281 | $139,953 | 171 | $45,801 | 32 | $396,062 | 197 | $111,508 | 44 | $18,523 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 14 | $122,143 | 31 | $124,516 | 117 | $117,256 | 20 | $30,750 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $130,400 | 2 | $24,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 42 | $122,095 | 77 | $96,429 | 431 | $126,425 | 46 | $39,239 | 0 | $0 | 20 | $71,600 | 32 | $24,469 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 25 | $119,200 | 50 | $132,660 | 430 | $129,107 | 14 | $103,071 | 1 | $67,000 | 11 | $97,364 | 5 | $74,400 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $168,500 | 5 | $120,400 | 34 | $143,353 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $209,000 | 1 | $14,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 206 | $138,845 | 226 | $144,111 | 1 | $81,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 24 | $149,708 | 41 | $142,220 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 21 | $108,619 | 22 | $122,682 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 15 | $153,600 | 16 | $139,500 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 3 | $77,667 | 5 | $158,400 | 1 | $54,000 |
Most common first names in Dubuque County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 1,156 | 81.7 years |
John | 769 | 76.3 years |
William | 525 | 74.9 years |
Joseph | 522 | 77.3 years |
Robert | 428 | 71.5 years |
Margaret | 340 | 82.6 years |
James | 338 | 70.6 years |
Helen | 308 | 81.6 years |
Marie | 293 | 82.6 years |
George | 292 | 78.1 years |
Most common last names in Dubuque County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Miller | 164 | 76.8 years |
Meyer | 157 | 77.6 years |
Smith | 154 | 75.5 years |
Schmitt | 119 | 79.1 years |
Wagner | 80 | 78.0 years |
Kramer | 79 | 75.5 years |
Weber | 72 | 76.4 years |
Kelly | 70 | 77.4 years |
Schuster | 70 | 78.5 years |
Schroeder | 70 | 77.5 years |
Businesses in Dubuque County, IA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 3 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
AmericInn | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | MainStay | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
Arby's | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 11 | |
BMW | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Nike | 7 | |
Burger King | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 2 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 5 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
FedEx | 11 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Ford | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Slumberland | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Goodwill | 5 | Staples | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Hardee's | 5 | Subaru | 1 | |
Haworth | 1 | Subway | 7 | |
Hilton | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | Target | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Houlihan's | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
IHOP | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 6 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | UPS | 16 | |
Jones New York | 3 | Vans | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
KFC | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Village Inn | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walgreens | 3 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 5 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 5 | YMCA | 1 |
Dubuque County on our top lists:
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"