Language Spoken At Home in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 87,841 | 100% |
English only | 85,021 | 96.8% |
Language other than English | 2,820 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 930 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 1,308 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 285 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 834 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 239 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 639 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 386 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 39 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 93,776 | 100% |
American | 5,783 | 6.2% |
Arab | 147 | 0.2% |
Czech | 930 | 1.0% |
Danish | 440 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 1,626 | 1.7% |
English | 6,301 | 6.7% |
French (except Basque) | 2,453 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 489 | 0.5% |
German | 51,677 | 55.1% |
Greek | 594 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 189 | 0.2% |
Irish | 21,576 | 23.0% |
Italian | 1,865 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 118 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,374 | 2.5% |
Polish | 1,381 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 32 | 0.0% |
Russian | 121 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 572 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 809 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 28 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 441 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 1,595 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 686 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 89 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 575 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 37,323 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 24,507 | 65.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,880 | 29.2% |
Married-couple family | 19,878 | 53.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,826 | 21.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,364 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 780 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,265 | 8.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,274 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 12,816 | 34.3% |
Householder living alone | 10,519 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 3,879 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 11,439 | 30.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,306 | 24.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 89,476 | 100% |
Householder | 37,323 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 19,863 | 22.2% |
Child | 26,151 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 1,965 | 2.2% |
Nonrelatives | 4,174 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,915 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 36,702 | 100% |
Never married | 12,081 | 32.9% |
Now married, except separated | 20,450 | 55.7% |
Separated | 207 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 985 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 2,979 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 38,715 | 100% |
Never married | 10,815 | 27.9% |
Now married, except separated | 20,398 | 52.7% |
Separated | 363 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 3,587 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 3,552 | 9.2% |
Fertility in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,667 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 409 | 24.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 158 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 819 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 349 | 42.6% |
Less than 1 year | 128 | 15.6% |
1 or 2 years | 133 | 16.2% |
3 or 4 years | 49 | 6.0% |
5 or more years | 39 | 4.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 349 | 100% |
Who are female | 203 | 58.2% |
Who are married | 256 | 73.4% |
School Enrollment in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 24,849 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,839 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten | 1,275 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,629 | 38.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,919 | 19.8% |
College or graduate school | 7,187 | 28.9% |
Educational Attainment in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 61,790 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,397 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,222 | 5.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 22,585 | 36.6% |
Some college, no degree | 12,130 | 19.6% |
Associate's degree | 5,155 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,671 | 17.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,630 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.4% |
Veteran Status in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 71,548 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,197 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 92,638 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,362 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 22,146 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,007 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 56,867 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,838 | 8.5% |
65 years and over | 13,625 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,517 | 33.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 92,367 | 100% |
Same house | 79,918 | 86.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,186 | 13.2% |
Same county | 7,892 | 8.5% |
Different county | 4,294 | 4.6% |
Same state | 1,613 | 1.7% |
Different state | 2,681 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 263 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 93,776 | 100% |
Native | 92,000 | 98.1% |
Born in United States | 91,662 | 97.7% |
State of residence | 72,441 | 77.2% |
Different state | 19,221 | 20.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 338 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,776 | 1.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,776 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 806 | 45.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 970 | 54.6% |
Year of Entry in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,114 | 100% |
Native | 338 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 52 | 15.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 286 | 84.6% |
Foreign born | 1,776 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 118 | 6.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,658 | 93.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dubuque County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,776 | 100% |
Europe | 431 | 24.3% |
Asia | 878 | 49.4% |
Africa | 87 | 4.9% |
Oceania | 24 | 1.4% |
Latin America | 235 | 13.2% |
Northern America | 121 | 6.8% |