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Dubuque, IA
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Living in Dubuque



Dubuque is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 58,873 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Dubuque is the 11th largest community in Iowa.

Also of interest is that Dubuque has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Dubuque spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.85 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The overall education level of Dubuque citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.11% of adults in Dubuque have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Dubuque in 2018 was $35,691, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,764 for a family of four. However, Dubuque contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dubuque is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dubuque home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dubuque residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dubuque include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Dubuque is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.