Equitable Poverty Prevention Metrics UpdateCity of Dubuque
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ITEM TITLE: 5:15 PM - Equitable Poverty Prevention Metrics Update
SUMMARY: City staff and representatives from Greater Dubuque Development
Corporation will provide an update on the state of poverty in the City of
Dubuque.
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Equitable Poverty Prevention Metrics Update
DATE: June 13, 2024
Director, Office of Shared Prosperity and Neighborhood Support Anderson Sainci is
submitting information about the Work Session- Equitable Poverty Prevention Metrics
Update. At the work session, Anderson along with Data Analyst Braden Daniels will
provide an update to the Mayor and City Council on the state of poverty in the City of
Dubuque. Additionally, Rick Dickinson, President & CEO of Greater Dubuque
Development Corporation, Alexis Steger, Housing & Community Development Director,
and Ryan Knuckey, Director of Transportation Services, will discuss how they are
studying and finding solutions to address the determinants of childcare, affordable and
quality housing and transportation.
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Anderson Sainci, Director, Office of Shared Prosperity and Neighborhood
Support
Braden Daniels, Data Analyst
Alexis Steger, Housing & Community Development Director
Ryan Knuckey, Director of Transportation Services
Rick Dickinson, President & CEO of Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
THE CITY
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Anderson Sainci, Director, Office of Shared of Prosperity and
Neighborhood Support
SUBJECT: Equitable Poverty Prevention Metrics Update
DATE: June 13, 2024
BACKGROUND
In 2018, the Mayor and City Council identified poverty reduction as a top priority during
their 2018-2020 goal -setting policy agenda. This call to action was derived from the
2017 Comprehensive Plan: Imagine Dubuque 2037: A Call to Action. Throughout the
plan, community members highlighted the need for the city to develop a comprehensive
action plan to address the rise in poverty.
The poverty level for the City of Dubuque in 2018 was 16%. This was higher then the
state at 11.67%. To address the rise of poverty, the Mayor and City Council sought out
proposals through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to hire a qualified consultant
to develop an Equitable Poverty Reduction and Prevention (EPRP) Plan. In 2019,
Public Works, LLC was hired to create a robust, creative, and inclusive community
engagement strategy to achieve two main goals:
1) To supplement the quantitative data with qualitative data from individuals who
are living the experience of poverty in our community.
2) To identify ways to involve the community, particularly those most impacted by
poverty, in the implementation strategy.
On March 1, 2021, the City Council formally adopted the Equitable Poverty Reduction &
Prevention Plan and created the Office of Shared Prosperity and Neighborhood Support
to implement the plan. The department is currently staffed with four full-time employees.
The department works in collaboration with both public and private partners and aims to
analyze how existing policies and programs create advantages for certain individuals or
groups, while disadvantaging others. By doing so, the department can work towards
developing strategies that promote equitable opportunities to reduce the impact of
poverty in the community. The department is also responsible for working with residents
to engage them into the city governance process and to a neighborhood association. A
key component of finding disparities is using disaggregated data to determine how
systems affect individuals differently.
During the City Council work session on Monday June 17, 2024, Anderson Sainci,
Director of The Office of Shared Prosperity and Neighborhood Support along with
Braden Daniels, Data Analyst will provide an update to the Mayor and City Council on
the state of poverty in the City of Dubuque. Additionally, Rick Dickinson, President &
CEO of Greater Dubuque Development Corporation (GDDC), Alexis Steger, Housing &
Community Development Director, and Ryan Knuckey, Director of Transportation
Service, will discuss how they are studying and finding solutions to address the
determinants of childcare, affordable and quality housing and transportation.
DISCUSSION
The State of Poverty
The Equitable Poverty Reduction and Prevention Plan (EPRPP) was created to provide
the city and community with a collaborative and comprehensive approach to tackle
poverty so that the City's vision of Dubuque being "a sustainable, resilient, inclusive and
equitable community where ALL are welcome" and all can prosper is realized. The
EPRPP plan describes the state of poverty in the City of Dubuque, analyzes its causes
and impact, identifies existing actions the city and community can take to address it,
and offers fifty-seven (57) promising practices based on national research to combat
poverty. The plan also identifies a set of eight major determinants, or causes of poverty
based on research and input gathered from those experiencing poverty and the service
providers assisting them.
Definition of Poverty
According to the EPRPP, poverty is
defined as "an economic state when one's
income can't cover the basic needs of
everyday life." Based on the 2022 US
Census Bureau data, 13% of Dubuque
residents are living in poverty, which is a
decrease of 3% from 2018. Although the
majority of people in poverty are White
residents, Black and Brown residents, as
well as women, are affected at
disproportionately higher rates.
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Addressing Poverty Systemically
Addressing poverty from a systemic level refers to examining and modifying
organizational structures, policies, and/or programs to combat poverty. To confront the
rising level of poverty from 2018, the city combined an existing city department focused
on Neighborhood Support and created the Office of Shared Prosperity and
Neighborhood Support. In 2021, the creation of the department was approved by the
Mayor and City Council. The department is located at Old Fire Engine House #1 located
on Central Avenue. The department serves as a strategic partner between the city and
community in a collect impact model to implement the promising practices identified in
the EPRPP. The department's approach to solving poverty is critical. The work starts
with identifying the problem and utilizing disaggregated data to find trends. Next, the
department convenes and facilitates strategic partnerships and utilizes the data to
discuss trends and solutions. It is very critical when addressing the system to include
those who are closest to the problem. Because those who are closest to the problem
usually have the solutions, however they lack the social and political power to change
their circumstance. Lastly, the department rewards small grants up to $750 to
neighborhood associations and civic groups to help strengthen a sense of community.
Since the creation of the department, there are multiple promising practices that have
been implemented by the city and community partners. Many of these promising
practices are ongoing.
Successes
The City believes that addressing poverty is an community "all hands-on deck"
endeavor. It requires every sector including business, financial, education, philanthropic,
faith -based, non-profit, government and those with lived experience to revise its course.
Below is an inventory of some of the ongoing promising practices that have been
initiated by the city and/or community partners.
Infrastructure
Discounted internet services was offered to eligible low-income households to
address the digital equity divide.
In 2022, the OSPNS established an internal Data Collaborative team to explore
how to better integrate City-wide data/metrics to uncover trends and disparities.
Racial Equity
• In 2022, the Community Foundation, the Telegraph Herald and the OSPNS
partnered for the Community Equity Profile.
• The Mayor and City Council approved the creation of the Office of Community
Impact to address those impacted by fines, fees, penalties associated with arrest
and other financial penalties.
Early Learning & Childcare
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• In 2022, Greater Dubuque Development Corporation and Dubuque Initiatives
assessed the barriers and possible solutions to address childcare. In 2024, the
Bright Minds Campus had a Grand Opening.
Brain and Physical Health
• In 2022, the Mayor and City Council created a letter of support to the Iowa
Cancer Consortium Board of Directors on behalf of Crescent Community Health
Center (CCHC) to establish a Community Health Worker to work with the
Black/African American population
• In 2023, the OSPNS partnered with the health care providers on data collection
and analysis for the Community Health Needs Assessment and Health
Improvement Plan.
Economic Security
• On June 26, 2023, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greater
Dubuque, staff from the OSPNS presented what the minimum income an
individual and/or a family needs in order to afford the basic necessities by using
the Asset Limited Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) Household Survival
Budget.
• GreenState Credit Union hosted multiple homebuyer seminars at the Multicultural
Family Center to educate residents on the homebuying process, how to get pre -
approved and special financing programs.
Transportation
• In 2023, the City Transportation Department implemented a new commuter route
to transport employees to work.
• The Jule was also awarded the Areas of Persistent Poverty Planning Grant to
research ways to improve The Jule system.
Education & Skills Training
• The city continues to support Fountain of Youth and their efforts to mentor those
returning from incarceration.
Affordable & Safe Housing
• In 2023, The Mayor and City Council approved additional downtown housing
incentives to spur residential development in the community.
Food Security
• The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque continues to convene a food
access network to discuss food insecurity and needs.
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Addressing poverty goes beyond ensuring residents have adequate income; it involves
educating and empowering them to participate in significant policy and program
decisions that affect their future. This idea was reinforced during the city's participation
in the Economic Mobility and Opportunity Cohort through the International City
Management Association (ICMA). In 2023, Dubuque was selected as one of 10
communities nationwide to participate in a series of learning and training opportunities
aimed at boosting upward economic mobility. As part of the cohort, the city received
technical assistance, tools, and, a $30,000 grant to implement the City's Equitable
Poverty Reduction and Prevention Plan (EPRPP). These funds were used to address
workforce preparation and training issues for the unemployed and to expand grants
supporting small area entrepreneurs, including minority, women, disabled, and LGBTQ-
owned businesses.
To help residents feel valued and empowered to address issues impacting their lives,
the city offers the City Life program. City Life is a fun, free, and interactive six -session
program that educates residents on how local government functions. It is offered to up
to twenty-five (25) residents in both the fall and spring. In the fall of 2023, the program
was implemented entirely in Spanish for our growing Hispanic population. Throughout
each session, residents heard from representatives of eighteen city departments and
are encouraged to join a city board or commission of their choice. Residents are also
motivated through City Life and community efforts to join or start a neighborhood
association to help build a sense of community. Currently, there are nine neighborhood
associations, up from five when our department came together. To assist residents in
starting or growing a neighborhood association, staff created a neighborhood
association toolkit.
Moving forward, our office will continue to partner with both public and private
institutions, as well as those living in poverty, to implement the EPRPP. A key to our
work will be collecting and utilizing better data to track our progress and collective
impact.
ACTION REQUIRED
No action needed. This is information only.
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The State of
Background Poverty in
Dubuque
Successes
Office of Shared Prosperity &
Neighborhood Support
Poverty Metric Update
City Council adopted the EPRPP plan.
The Mayor and City Council deemed reducing poverty as a Top Following this, The Office of Shared Prosperity and Neighborhood
Priority. Support was created to spearhead the implementation of the plan.
2019
City of Dubuque hired consultant Public Works LLC to co -create an
Equitable Poverty Reduction & Prevention (EPRPP) Plan.
Greater Dubuque 2027 Campaign Alignment
APPROACH
To collaboratively make an impact
on poverty and fostering
prosperity we will:
Inform others on data and
promising practices to
measure and accelerate
collective impact.
Facilitate and Convene
collaboration to address
poverty, racial equity, and
socio-economic opportunity
Initiate new partnerships
and nurture existing ones
to advance prosperity.
Invest in initiatives that
address poverty and enhance
neighborhoods.
ISSUES
1 in 3 households in the City of Dubuque struggle to make ends meet.
(Based on 200% Fed Poverty Level 2018)
Generational &
Situational
Poverty A
Lack of Child Poverty
Care & Early
Learning Determinants
Lack of
Affordable / Safe
Housing &
Neighborhoods
n1nequity
Lack of
Transportation
Lack of
Education
& Skills
Physical & Brain
Health Conditions
Food Insecurity
FOCUS
Taking on poverty is an all -hands -on -deck
endeavor with every sector of the community
including those with lived -experience. We foster
and support bringing all sectors together to
achieve our vision and mission.
City residents thrive best when their
neighborhoods are vibrant, economically secure,
safe and inclusive. We facilitate resident and
stakeholders in identifying and securing services
to make their neighborhoods prosper.
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POVERTY & RACIAL EQUITY
Recognizing that poverty disproportionately affects
Blacks and People of Color in the city, our office
promotes and applies a Racial Equity Lens that
assists stakeholders in knowing and addressing the
impact of racial and socio-economic bias in local
and state policies and practice.
Meaningful economic growth for a community
requires access and opportunity to jobs that pay a
livable wage. We'll collaborate with businesses and
employers in determining what is considered a
living wage for our residents and ways to achieve
Most simply, an economic state when one's income can't cover the basic
needs of everyday life.
• Situational: Due to a life event (e.g. death, job loss, poor health, pandemic).
• Generational: two generations experiencing poverty. No wealth to fall back on
or hand down.
• Extreme Poverty: living at 50% below federal Poverty Level.
• Concentrated: high numbers of poor living in neighborhoods. Census tracts 1
and 5 are such areas in Dubuque.
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• Dubuque's poverty rate increased between 2021 and 2022, but still remained 3% lower
than the 2018 rate. In 2022, Dubuque's rate was lower than 7 of the 10 largest cities in
Iowa.
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Alone are 3 times as likely to experience poverty than the general population.
•The female poverty rate in Dubuque was 4.1% higher than the male poverty rate in 2022.
• Almost half of all families in poverty in Dubuque, are comprised of a female householder
with children and no spouse present.
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federal programs which were credited for the previous two years of near 20% decreases.
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American Alone Indian and
Alaska Native
Alone
Year 02018 02022
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J2%
4.5%0....3.7%'...
2.9%
1.1
Two or More
White Alone,
Asian Alone
Races
Not Hispanic or
Latino
Race/Ethnicity
14.1%
8.1
.........0% ..............0.0%
........
L
10.0%
Hispanic or Native Some Other
Latino Hawaiian and Race Alone
Other Pacific
Islander Alone
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S2301
7am
Labor
Force
Participation
Rate
by Race/Ethnicity
(Age
Year 02018 02022
82.2%
79.7%
80%
77.4%_._._._......._._._...._._
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Two or More
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White Alone,
Native
American
American Alone
Races
Race Alone Latino
Not Hispanic or
Hawaiian and
Indian and
Latino
Other Pacific
Alaska Native
Islander Alone
Alone
Race/Ethnicity
Source: 2022 American Community
Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S2301
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Source: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S2301
• Despite more than a 20% increase in Median Household Income since 2018, those
incomes have barely outpaced inflation.
• Median Household Incomes are lowest among households with a Native Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander, Black or African American, or Multiracial householder.
• The female median income in the city is 66% of the male median income, and female
incomes are still only 75% of male incomes among only those who worked full-time, year-
round.
• Women make less on average than men across every economic sector within the
Dubuque Metro.
• Unemployment is significantly higher among the Black/African American Alone
population than any other group, and increased by 68.7% between 2018 and 2022.
30K
27,078 27,271
25,918 25,977 26,214 Total Housing Units
25K _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ Occupied Housing Units
24,850 25,198
23,926 23,620 24,151
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= 15K
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1,992 2,357 2,063 2,228 21073
.. —. • —. Vacant Housing Units
OK......
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Year
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B25002
100%
92.31 % 92.13% 92.40%
sI Housing Unit Occupancy
90.93% 91.77%
80% _.._....._. __...... __ .._ ..____...... _ _...:.
64.16% 64.52% 64.97%
Owner -Occupied Households
60% 63.4.2.%..... _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ __64.77°%
40%
20% ____.. _____._.
9.07% 8.23%
• • 0 Housing Unit Vacancy
7.69% 7.87% 7.60%
0%........................................................................................................................
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Year
Source : 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Tables B25002 and B25003
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0%
67.41 % 68.19%
White Alone,
Not Hispanic or
Latino
43.45%
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42.11% 41.41% o
39.66 /o
32.43% 32.45% 30.85%
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16.59%
14.04%
8...64%. ................
5.88%
0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic or American Two or More Asian Alone Some Other Black or African Native
Latino Indian and Races Race Alone American Alone Hawaiian and
Alaska Native Other Pacific
Alone Islander Alone
Race/Ethnicity
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Tables B25003B - B250031
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11 11 11 11 11 876_____
i
3
62 87
16 57 35 47
Race/Ethnicity Not Joint Race/Ethnicity Black or African Hispanic or Latino
Available American Alone
Race/Ethnicity
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Asian Alone
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60%
40%
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Available
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Year • 2018 02022 "Only includes race/ethnicity groups with at least 10 applications in either year
83.87%
77.14% .
Joint Race/Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino
Race/Ethnicity
78.26%
66.67%
Asian Alone
87.50%
Black or African
American Alone
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act via US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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539
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740
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act via US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
83.49%
84.19%
Not Available
Year • 2018 •2022
84.32% 83.99%
Sex
78.76%
75.57%
80.86%
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act via US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• The city's available housing stock has increased. However, in 2022, vacancy rates fell to
their lowest point in 5 years, limiting our potential for growth and upwards mobility.
•Home ownership increased over the 5 year period, but declined in 2022.
•Between 2018 and 2022, all race/ethnicity groups except for Two or More Races saw an
increase in home ownership.
• House prices increased 32% from 2018 to 2022, while household incomes rose by 21.5%.
• Approval rates fell the most among Black/African American, Asian, and Hispanic/Latino
populations, who now see the lowest approval rates respectively.
• Approval rates also declined more among male and female applications, than for joint
applications.
High
SchooL
Graduation
18
to 24)
by
Race/Ethnicity
(Age
Year 02018 02022
100% _._._.._..
.. °.
92.9% 0
92.5% 94.00/c
_._._ ....._... .._...._..._._
93.3%
_ _ _ ..._
_._._._...._._._._._._.._._._._._...._....._._..._._._ ....
89.4%
90.2%
84.6%
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83.9%
80%
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m
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0
L
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I
0%
Two or More
White Alone,
Black or African
Native Asian Alone
American Hispanic or Some Other
Races
Not Hispanic or American Alone
Hawaiian and
Indian and Latino Race Alone
Latino
Other Pacific
Alaska Native
Islander Alone
Alone
Race/Ethnicity
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S1501
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O
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0%
42.0%
Two or More
Races
38.7%
33.7%
Year 2018 •2022
31.9% 32.0%
Asian Alone White Alone, Hispanic or
Not Hispanic or Latino
Latino
%
. ... ........19
.......3... .. .
13.2%
Black or African
American Alone
Race/Ethnicity
34.1 %
Some Other
Race Alone
17.5%
0.0% 0.0%
. .....................
0.0%
..................
American
Native
Indian and
Hawaiian and
Alaska Native
Other Pacific
Alone
Islander Alone
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S1501
80%
0
u 40%
t
x
20%
0%
Year 02018 02022
92.18% 93.98%
,ale
Sex
91.60`
9w
a
92.68%
Male
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B15001
Year • 2018 02022
32.74%
30%---29.12%
25%
o:
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a)
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20%
a
aj
L
0 15%
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L
a>
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ra 10%
no
5%
0%
Sex
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28.41
Male
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B15001
• High school graduation rates increased among most race/ethnicity groups and
significantly among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents. However, the Some Other
Race and Hispanic/Latino, populations saw decreases and have the lowest graduation rates
along with the American Indian/Alaska Native population.
• Bachelor's Degree attainment is lowest among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American
Indian/Alaska Native, Some Other Race, and Black/African American alone
populations, although Black/African American and Two or More Race populations did see
sizeable increases.
• High School diploma and Bachelor's degree attainment rates rose for both men and
• Women saw higher attainment rates than men in both areas, but the difference was
greater for Bachelor's degree attainment.
• Poverty affects people of all races and genders, but disproportionately affects certain
residents. Particularly Black/African American, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Residents, as
well as women and specifically women with children and no spouse present.
• Median household incomes rose more than 20% between 2018 and 2022, but only slightly
outpaced inflation. Median household incomes are lowest among Multiracial, Black/African
American alone, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations, and a significant gap exists
between male and female median incomes.
• From 2018 to 2022, the city's housing stock and home -ownership rates have increased,
but vacancy rates have fallen, limiting growth and mobility. County -wide, mortgage applications
have increased but approval rates have fallen by 2%, and are now lowest among Black/African
American alone, Asian alone, and Hispanic/Latino populations.
•High school graduation rates have improved for all groups except Hispanic/Latino and Some Other
Race alone. Bachelor's degree attainment rates remain lowest among Native Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander. American Indian/Alaska Native. Some other Race. and Black/African American Populations.
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. 2018 and 2022
• Federal Housing Finance Agency via St. Louis Federal Reserve. All Transactions House Price Indicators. Q3
2018 and Q3 2022
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index. July 2018 — July 2023
• US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. 5yr Estimates 2018 - 2022
• US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators. Q1 2023
Taking on poverty and brin ing about shared
prosperity in he City o Dubuque is a
community all hands-on deck endeavor. It
requires every sector - business, financial,
education, philanthropic faith -based, non-
profit, government and advocates -to address
the widespread impact of poverty among us
and reverse its course.
Greater Dubuque Child
Care Analysis
I L 4w
I�
rciira+c,ONS
,�o,e
Greater
O U can be great here. Dubuque
• Greater Dubuque Child Care Analysis
Process
Partnerships to rehabilitate and grow workforce
— AHNI, HEART
Petitions for Abandoned Property and
Enforcement Efforts
Incentives for Developers to Create more
Housing = lower rent rates
Credit Repair Program, Downpayments
Creating awareness that wealth can be built in
assets like a home
• Banks, Realtors, Finally HOME!
Food Insecurity —Creating options
NMI
• The Jule has implemented a new commuter route
that started on January 9, 2023.
• This free route runs in the morning and
afternoon, making frequent stops in residential
areas and business districts allowing for a
reliable way to get to work.
• The Jule was awarded the Areas of Persistent
Poverty Planning Grant
• The grant will be used to research improvements
for The Jule. Topics will include, low-income
neighborhoods, food deserts, hours of service
along with technology and equipment.
Thank
Questions?
you !
THE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
6/13/2024
2024 Equitable Poverty Reduction & Prevention
Plan Update: Key Takeaways
Poverty
• Dubuque's poverty rate increased between 2021 and 2022, but still remained 3% lower
than the 2018 rate. In 2022, Dubuque's rate was lower than 7 of the 10 largest cities in
Iowa.
• Residents who are Black/African American alone, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Alone are 3 times as likely to experience poverty than the general population.
• The female poverty rate in Dubuque was 4.1 % higher than the male poverty rate in
2022.
• Almost half of all families in poverty in Dubuque, are comprised of a female householder
with children and no spouse present.
• Child Poverty rose 15% from 2021 to 2022 with the expiration of certain pandemic era
federal programs which were credited for the previous two years of near 20% decreases.
Income & Workforce
• Despite more than a 20% increase in Median Household Income since 2018, those
incomes have barely outpaced inflation.
• Median Household Incomes are lowest among households with a Native
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Black or African American, or Multiracial householder.
• The female median income in the city is 66% of the male median income, and is still only
75% of male incomes when only including residents who worked full-time, year-round.
• Women make less on average than men across every economic sector within the
Dubuque Metro.
• Unemployment is significantly higher among the Black/African American Alone
population than any other group, and increased by 68.7% between 2018 and 2022.
Housing
• Our total available housing stock has increased, as has our home -ownership rate.
However, in 2022, vacancy rates fell to their lowest point in 5 years, limiting our potential
for growth and upwards mobility.
• Home ownership increased over the 5 year period, but declined in 2022.
• Between 2018 and 2022, all race/ethnicity groups except for Two or More Races saw an
increase in home ownership.
• House prices increased 32% from 2018 to 2022, while household incomes rose by
21.5%
• The number of mortgage applications rose but approval rates fell by 2% across the
board between 2018 and 2022.
• Approval rates fell the most among Black/African American, Asian, and Hispanic/Latino
populations, who now see the lowest approval rates respectively.
• Approval rates also declined more among male and female applications, than for
joint applications.
6/13/2024
Education
• High school graduation rates increased among most race/ethnicity groups and
significantly among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents. However, the Some
Other Race and Hispanic/Latino, populations saw decreases and have the lowest
graduation rates along with the American Indian/Alaska Native population.
• Bachelor's Degree attainment is lowest among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander,
American Indian/Alaska Native, Some Other Race, and Black/African American alone
populations, although Black/African American and Two or More Race populations did
see sizeable increases.
• High School diploma and Bachelor's degree attainment rates rose for both men and
women.
• Women saw higher attainment rates than men in both areas, but the difference was
greater for Bachelor's degree attainment.
Summary
• Poverty affects people of all races and genders, but disproportionately affects certain
residents. Particularly Black/African American, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Residents, as well as women and specifically women with children and no spouse
present.
• Median household incomes rose more than 20% between 2018 and 2022, but only
slightly outpaced inflation. Median household incomes are lowest among Multiracial,
Black/African American alone, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations, and a
significant gap exists between male and female median incomes.
• From 2018 to 2022, the city's housing stock and home -ownership rates have increased,
but vacancy rates have fallen, limiting growth and mobility. County -wide, mortgage
applications have increased but approval rates have fallen by 2%, and are now lowest
among Black/African American alone, Asian alone, and Hispanic/Latino populations.
• High school graduation rates have improved for all groups except Hispanic/Latino and
Some Other Race alone. Bachelor's degree attainment rates remain lowest among
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, Some other Race, and
Black/African American Populations.
• Dubuque's poverty
rate increased between
2021 and
2022, but
still
remained
than the 2018 rate.
In 2022, Dubuque's rate
was lower
than 7 of
the
10 largest
i MM
• Residents
who are
Black/African American alone, or
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Is
Alone are 3
times as
likely to experience poverty than
the general
population.
•The female poverty rate in Dubuque was 4.1% higher than the male poverty ra-
• Almost half of all families in poverty in Dubuque, are comprised of a female he
with children and no spouse present.
• Child
Poverty rose 15% from
2021 to
2022 with the expiration of certain pand(
federal
programs which were
credited
for the previous two years of
near 20% d{
• Despite more than a 20% increase in Median Household Income since 2018, tl
incomes have barely outpaced inflation.
Median Household Incomes are lowest among households with a Native Haws
Islander, Black or African American, or Multiracial householder.
• The female median income in the city is 66% of the male median income, and
incomes are still only 75% of male incomes among only those who worked full-1
round.
• Women make less on average than men across every economic sector within 1
Dubuque Metro.
• Unemployment is significantly higher among the Black/African American Alon+
population than any other group, and increased by 68.7% between 2018 and 2C
• The
city's available
housing
stock has increased. However, in
2022, vacancy rat
their
lowest point in
5 years,
limiting our potential
for growth
and
upwards
mod
Home ownership increased over the 5 year period, but declined in 2022.
•Between 2018 and 2022, all race/ethnicity groups except for Two or More RacE
increase in home ownership.
• House prices increased 32% from 2018 to 2022, while household incomes rosf
• Approval rates fell the most among Black/African American, Asian, and Hispan
populations, who now see the lowest approval rates respectively.
• Approval rates also declined more among male and female applications, than
applications.
* High school graduation rates increased among most race/ethnicity groups and
significantly among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander residents. However, the Sc
Race and Hispanic/Latino, populations saw decreases and have the lowest grads
along with the American Indian/Alaska Native population.
• Bachelor's Degree attainment is lowest among Native Hawaiian/Pacific IslanclE
Indian/Alaska Native, Some Other Race, and Black/African American alone
populations, although Black/African American and Two or More Race populatic
sizeable increases.
• High School diploma and Bachelor's degree attainment rates rose for both me
women.
• Women saw higher attainment rates than men in both areas, but the different
greater for Bachelor's degree attainment.
• Poverty affects people of all races and genders, but disproportionately affects certain
residents. Particularly Black/African American, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Re
well as women and specifically women with children and no spouse present.
• Median household incomes rose more than 20% between 2018 and 2022, but only slij
outpaced inflation. Median household incomes are lowest among Multiracial, Black/Af
American alone, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations, and a significant gar
between male and female median incomes.
• From 2018 to 2022, the city's housing stock and home -ownership rates have increase(
but vacancy rates have fallen, limiting growth and mobility. County -wide, mortgage apl
have increased but approval rates have fallen by 2%, and are now lowest among Black/i
American alone, Asian alone, and Hispanic/Latino populations.
*High school graduation rates have improved for all groups except Hispanic/Latino and.
Race alone. Bachelor's degree attainment rates remain lowest among Native Hawaiian
Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, Some other Race, and Black/African American