ZIP 52003 vs ZIP 52001

This side-by-side compares ZIP 52003 (Dubuque, IA) and ZIP 52001 (Dubuque, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 52003 has a population of 13,436 at 92 people per square mile, while ZIP 52001 has 43,173 at 637 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 52003 reports a median household income of $98,908 against $61,643 in ZIP 52001, with per-capita income of $52,172 vs $36,238. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 46.2% in 52003 and 29.7% in 52001. Poverty rate reads 5.8% vs 14.9%, and unemployment 1.6% vs 5.3% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $286,100 in 52003 versus $178,000 in 52001, with median rent of $932 and $924 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 88.9% vs 62.7%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.