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.
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 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.
