County profile
Dubuque County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#476 of 3,127 US counties by GDP45th-percentile growthmore diversified than 93% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
56,357
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,804
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
99,381
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$77.6k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
33.4%±1.4%
Poverty rate
9.7%±1.1%
Business applications
812 · 2025
Retail establishments
387
39.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Flexsteel Industries, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$441.1M74BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing26%
Health care21%
Retail trade18%
Transportation12%
Finance & insurance11%
Food & accommodation11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
99,381
residents · 2025 · +0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $66.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−846
International migration+652
Natural change+269
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.9B2019
$7.1B2020
$7.5B2021
$8.3B2022
$8.8B2023
$9.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$237.3k±$5.0k
Median gross rent
$959/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
5.3%±0.8%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$92.7M
334 units · 3.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
63.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 89Landslide 87Tornado 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3332016
3442017
3532018
3652019
3722020
3992021
4512022
4772023
5102024
5372025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 20215372021
1632022
1952023
4742024
3342025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
78.5 km
I-380
Nearest freight rail
2.1 km
CN
Nearest port
18.4 km
U. S. COAST GUARD STATION, DUBUQUE
Nearest commercial airport
16.0 km
DUBUQUE RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.3k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Dubuque?
Dubuque's economy produced $9.2B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.