How many renters in East Dubuque, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

37.0% (±17.6 points) of renting households in East Dubuque, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
37.0% (±17.6 points)
Paying 35% or more
31.8% (±16.9 points)
Median share of income
27.2% (±3.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in East Dubuque

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentEast DubuqueJo Daviess CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%11.6% (±7.8 points)15.6%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%17.9% (±11.6 points)10.3%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%10.4% (±8.0 points)16.7%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%23.1% (±19.7 points)16.2%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%5.2% (±4.8 points)12.8%8.9%9.2%
35% or more31.8% (±16.9 points)28.4%39.0%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

East Dubuque against Jo Daviess County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
East DubuqueJo Daviess CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more37.0% (±17.6 points)41.2% (±10.3 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more31.8% (±16.9 points)28.4% (±7.6 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income27.2% (±3.4 points)27.3% (±2.9 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$36,518 (±$12,390)$35,884 (±$5,468)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$867 (±$228)$825 (±$42)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In East Dubuque, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Jo Daviess County (41.2%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Jo Daviess County, East Dubuque ranks 19 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1394 of 2,503.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near East Dubuque

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Dubuque
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
East Dubuque—37.0% (±17.6 points)—
Dunleith Township0.7 mi30.7% (±15.3 points)Not measurably different
Menominee4.3 mi20.0% (±80.0 points)Not measurably different
Dubuque4.3 mi48.7% (±4.9 points)Not measurably different
Town of Jamestown4.8 mi31.0% (±18.9 points)Not measurably different
Menominee Township4.9 mi11.1% (±56.1 points)Not measurably different
Sageville6.0 mi25.0% (±123.5 points)Not measurably different
Asbury8.1 mi27.0% (±28.9 points)Not measurably different
Town of Hazel Green8.3 mi57.6% (±29.1 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Jo Daviess County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
12 (tie)Thompson Township50.0% (±98.7 points)
14Stockton Township49.5% (±23.7 points)
15Elizabeth47.3% (±26.7 points)
16Guilford Township43.3% (±73.9 points)
17Galena39.0% (±24.3 points)
18West Galena Township37.8% (±25.4 points)
19East Dubuque37.0% (±17.6 points)
20Dunleith Township30.7% (±15.3 points)
21 (tie)Scales Mound28.2% (±24.8 points)
21 (tie)Scales Mound Township28.2% (±24.8 points)
23Rush Township22.6% (±24.0 points)
24Menominee20.0% (±80.0 points)
25Menominee Township11.1% (±56.1 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Jo Daviess County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Dubuque

Are renters in East Dubuque rent-burdened?

37.0% of renting households in East Dubuque pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in East Dubuque spend on rent?

The median renting household in East Dubuque, IL spends 27.2% (±3.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Dubuque city, Illinois (place:21683, in state:17).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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