Dubuque County, Iowa (IA)

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• • 87,87190.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,4563.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,4772.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4031.4%Two or more races
  • 1,0841.1%Asian alone
  • 5150.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1590.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1510.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $208,419

Here:	$208,419
State:	$201,113

Townhouses or other attached units: $194,482

Here:	$194,482
State:	$195,638

In 2-unit structures: $72,178

Here:	$72,178
State:	$120,562

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $342,201

Here:	$342,201
State:	$159,145

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $128,172

Here:	$128,172
State:	$143,957

Mobile homes: $37,724

Here:	$37,724
State:	$75,033

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 50
• Burglaries: 93
• Thefts: 144
• Auto thefts: 38

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 139
• Auto thefts: 23

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,605 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,408 (1.4%)

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 .

Current college students: 5,714
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,237 (38.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,2512010 or later
• 6832000 to 2009
• 4971990 to 1999
• 1311980 to 1989
• 1531970 to 1979
• 361Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,449
• One, attached: 1,021
• Two: 1,361
• 3 or 4: 1,654
• 5 to 9: 1,458
• 10 to 19: 2,272
• 20 to 49: 1,725
• 50 or more: 1,924
• Mobile homes: 1,891

Housing units in Dubuque County with a mortgage: 17,155 (251 second mortgage, 3,127 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,421

Religion statistics for Dubuque County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Dubuque County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

4.03% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,247 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.63% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($17,991 average AGI)
2.41% relocated from other states ($31,256 average AGI)

Dubuque County:	2.41%
Iowa average:	2.42%

from Jackson County, IA	0.25% ($36,814 average AGI)
from Jo Daviess County, IL	0.24% ($53,208)
from Grant County, WI	0.24% ($41,211)
from Cook County, IL	0.23% ($31,418)
from Linn County, IA	0.18% ($44,250)
from Delaware County, IA	0.13% ($43,038)
from Scott County, IA	0.13% ($41,804)

4.74% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,249 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.62% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($15,087 average AGI)
3.12% relocated to other states ($32,161 average AGI)

Dubuque County:	3.12%
Iowa average:	2.69%

to Jo Daviess County, IL	0.29% ($40,743 average AGI)
to Linn County, IA	0.24% ($37,883)
to Cook County, IL	0.22% ($28,191)
to Jackson County, IA	0.21% ($28,494)
to Grant County, WI	0.20% ($51,051)
to Dane County, WI	0.19% ($42,122)
to Polk County, IA	0.15% ($54,433)

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 2006: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dubuque County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 19,526 (5,776 living alone), Female householders: 18,819 (6,200 living alone)

• 17,310 spouses (17,225 opposite-sex spouses), 2,736 unmarried partners, (2,691 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 25,781 children (24,179 natural, 876 adopted, 726 stepchildren), 1,353 grandchildren, 1,223 brothers or sisters, 1,331 parents, 77 foster children, 1,080 other relatives, 4,107 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,968

Size of family households: 12,199 2-persons, 4,179 3-persons, 3,922 4-persons, 1,331 5-persons, 716 6-persons, 372 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,976 1-person, 2,965 2-persons, 474 3-persons, 184 4-persons, 27 6-persons.

13,679 married couples with children.
6,242 single-parent households (1,075 men, 5,167 women).

95.4% of residents of Dubuque speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% 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:

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)

• Year house built in Dubuque County, Iowa
• 1,3152014 or later
• 1,3032010 to 2013
• 4,8642000 to 2009
• 4,7331990 to 1999
• 2,0541980 to 1989
• 6,2041970 to 1979
• 4,8001960 to 1969
• 5,1251950 to 1959
• 1,9071940 to 1949
• 9,4501939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Dubuque County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dubuque County, Iowa
• 01 room
• 82 rooms
• 6653 rooms
• 2,4804 rooms
• 4,6045 rooms
• 6,3646 rooms
• 5,2907 rooms
• 3,9398 rooms
• 5,2269+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dubuque County, Iowa
• 9941 room
• 7352 rooms
• 2,0053 rooms
• 3,0354 rooms
• 1,0685 rooms
• 8086 rooms
• 4317 rooms
• 3388 rooms
• 3559+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dubuque County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dubuque County, Iowa
• 0no bedroom
• 4181 bedroom
• 5,3532 bedrooms
• 14,4853 bedrooms
• 6,7064 bedrooms
• 1,6145+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dubuque County, Iowa
• 1,091no bedroom
• 2,3561 bedroom
• 3,9532 bedrooms
• 1,7953 bedrooms
• 4764 bedrooms
• 985+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Dubuque County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dubuque County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 576no vehicle
• 7,4181 vehicle
• 13,6742 vehicles
• 4,9093 vehicles
• 1,3414 vehicles
• 6585+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dubuque County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,282no vehicle
• 4,3871 vehicle
• 2,5102 vehicles
• 4953 vehicles
• 284 vehicles
• 675+ vehicles

84.9% of Dubuque County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 70,948
• Other state: 22,690
• Northeast: 1,808
• Midwest: 15,802
• South: 2,318
• West: 2,762

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Dubuque County on our top lists:

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