2027 ‘YOU can be great here’ Campaign Goals & Progress
Updated: April 17, 2024
Greater Dubuque Development works with the community’s best and brightest to set and surpass goals. Our Greater Dubuque 2027 plan promotes growth, drives innovation, and partners with the region’s best employers and leaders to ensure a robust future for our businesses and citizens alike.
Goal #1 - A Workforce of 64,000
The resident unemployment rate for February 2024 was reported as 3.4% and non-farm employment was 60,700.
Goal #2 - $1 Billion In Residential & Commercial Construction
Since the beginning of the Greater Dubuque 2027 Campaign (7/1/22 through 3/31/24), Residential construction totals $197,056,180. Commercial construction totals $250,453,215. Construction cumulative totals $447,509,395.
Goal #3 - Population Growth to 105,000
As of April 2023, the population was 98,677.
Goal #4 - Median Household Income of $76,000
As of December 2023, the median household income for Dubuque County was reported as $73,495.
Goal #5 - Median Household Income of $76,000
As of December 2023, the poverty rate for Dubuque County was reported as 10.0%.
