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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.85 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, Dubuque is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.11% of adults in Dubuque have a college degree.

The per capita income in Dubuque in 2022 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.