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.

A relatively large number of people in Dubuque telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One of the benefits of Dubuque is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.85 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The 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.

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.