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52002

Dubuque, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
17,005
Median household income
$91,036
People below poverty
6.9%
Median home value
$298,900

Income

The median income of households in 52002 was $91,036. An estimated 2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2
$10,000 to $14,999 3
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 8.4
$50,000 to $74,999 16.5
$75,000 to $99,999 13.6
$100,000 to $149,999 19
$150,000 to $199,999 15
$200,000 or more 11

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 72642
Female 62453

An estimated 74.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,941. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.2
Social Security 34.1
Retirement income 31.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.6
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.5

In 2020-2024, 4.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 52002 in 2020-2024, 98.3% had health insurance coverage and 1.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 88.3% and public coverage was 29.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 52002 had a total population of 17,005 - 8,466 (49.8%) females and 8,539 (50.2%) males. The median age was 41.1 years. An estimated 24.5% of the population was under 18 years, 28.7% was 19 to 44 years, 24.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 52002 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 647 465
5 to 9 708 477
10 to 14 430 541
15 to 19 576 605
20 to 24 533 317
25 to 29 468 506
30 to 34 452 450
35 to 39 561 593
40 to 44 522 487
45 to 49 534 630
50 to 54 428 469
55 to 59 494 468
60 to 64 637 470
65 to 69 304 586
70 to 74 582 586
75 to 79 279 337
80 to 84 147 262
85 and over 237 217

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.4% were White; 2.3% were Black or African American; 5.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.7% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 52002 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.1% of the people in 52002 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,021 households in 52002. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Married-couple households made up 61.3% of the households in 52002 while cohabiting couple households made up 5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.8% of all households, while 13.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.2% of all households.

In 52002, 33.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 61.3
Cohabiting Couples 5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 65.3% of males and 61.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.4 23.4
Now married, except separated 65.3 61.4
Separated 0.1 0.3
Widowed 2.1 8.1
Divorced 5.1 6.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 52002, 88 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.1% of the people living in 52002 were U.S. natives. 75.2% of the 52002 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.9% of 52002 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 52002 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 52002.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 4.1
Asia 58.3
Europe 18.4
Africa 14.2
Northern America 5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 52002 in 2020-2024, 5.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.8% of people at least five years old; 1.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 52002 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.3
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 40.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 52002 was 3,929 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 318 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,010. College or graduate school enrollment was 601.

Educational Attainment of People in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.5
High school diploma or equivalency 28.3
Some college, no degree 16.4
Associate's degree 12.4
Bachelor's degree 28.8
Graduate or professional degree 11.5

Disability

In 52002, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.6% of people under 18 years old, to 7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 52002, 63 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,364 86.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 792 9.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 360 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 52002 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 2.9
Manufacturing 19.7
Wholesale trade 4.5
Retail trade 12.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 1.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 52002 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,071 47.8
Service occupations 980 11.5
Sales and office occupations 1,934 22.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 401 4.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,130 13.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.3% of 52002 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 0.5
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 16.2

In 2020-2024, 52002 had a total of 7,333 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

19.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 52002 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 72.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 52002 had 7,021 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 312 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.6% while renters occupied 23.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.63 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.66.

1.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.4% and another 21.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 52002:

House Heating Fuel Used in 52002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 79.6
Electricity 19.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 52002 was $298,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.2 % had a mortgage. 37.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,872 and for owners without a mortgage it was $698.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 52002 was $1,080. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.