Demographics

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Examine this demographic information to learn more about Dubuque's diverse population.

	2010 Actual	2000 Actual	1990
Population	93,653	89,143	86,403
Percent of increase from 1990	8.39	3.17

 

Below figures are from 2000 Census and will be updated as 2010 Census data is released.

General Characteristics

	Number	Percent	U.S.
Total population	89,143
Male	43,297	48.6	49.1
Female	45,846	51.4	50.9

Population by Age

	Number	Percent	U.S.
Median age	36.5		35.3
Under 5 years	5,920	6.6	6.8
5-19 years	19,849	22.2	21.8
20-44 years	30,381	34.2	36.9
45-64 years	19,890	22.3	22.0
65 years and better	13,103	14.7	12.4

Household Statistics

	Number		U.S.
Average household size	2.51		2.6
Average family size	3.07		3.1

Housing Statistics

	Number	Percent	U.S.
Total housing units	35,505
Occupied housing units	33,690
Owner-occupied units	24,747	73.5	66.2
Renter-occupied units	8,943	26.5	33.8

Educational Attainment

	Number	Percent	U.S.
Percent high school graduate or higher		85.2	80.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher		21.3	24.4
Less than 9th grade	3,986	7.0	7.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,468	7.8	12.1
High school graduate	22,999	40.2	28.6
Some college, no degree	10,401	18.2	21.0
Associate degree	3,173	5.5	6.3
Bachelor's degree	8,340	14.6	15.5
Graduate or professional degree	3,869	6.8	8.9

National Rankings

	Number
Most livable state (1 = best)	5th
Healthiest state (1 = best)	6th
Safest state (1 = best)	8th

Economic Characteristics

	Number	Percent	U.S.
In labor force (age 16 and over)	47,961	69.6	63.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	15.5		25.5
Median household income (dollars)	39,582		41,994
Median family income (dollars)	48,742		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	19,600		21,587
Familes below poverty level		4.9	9.2
Individuals below poverty level		7.8	12.4

Industry Sectors

	Number	Percent	U.S.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,421	3.1	1.9
Construction	2,406	5.3	6.8
Manufacturing	8,650	18.9	14.1
Wholesale trade	1,829	4.0	3.6
Retail trade	5,946	13.0	11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,850	4.0	5.2
Information	1,313	2.9	3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	2,460	5.4	6.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	2,582	5.6	9.3
Education, health, and social services	10,292	22.5	19.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	3,983	8.7	7.9
Other services (except public administration)	2,115	4.6	4.9
Public administration	881	1.9	4.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Morgan Quitno