Metro area · CBSA 20220

Dubuque

The Dubuque, IA metro area has 99,030 people. Median rent is $959, 14.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Dubuque County at $1,131. Of the 7 places we track here, Peosta has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$77,630

Median home value

$237,300

Unemployment

3.7%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,131

HUD, Dubuque County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Dubuque	59,174	$948	17.3%
Asbury	5,989	$1,522	14.6%
Dyersville	4,423	$1,091	15.7%
Cascade	2,375	$900	15.5%
Peosta	2,040	$1,056	10.5%
Epworth	1,894	$951	13.5%
Farley	1,889	$991	12.2%

Nearby metro areas

Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Davenport
Madison
Waterloo
La Crosse
Janesville
Rockford
Rochester
Peoria
Ames
Fond du Lac

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.