Lucas County, IA Demographic Data
Lucas County, IA Summary
Lucas County is located in Iowa
- Population: 8,913
- Area: 434.40 sq. miles
- Land Area: 430.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.80 sq. miles
- Population Density: 20.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,018.04 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lucas County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,330
50%
50.8
Male
4,370
50%
49.2
Total Population
8,700
323,128,000
Lucas County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
477
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
513
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
585
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
597
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
435
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
788
9.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
892
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,217
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
688
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
628
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
972
11.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
664
7.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
244
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,733
77.4%
77.2
Female
3,379
50.2%
51.3
Male
3,354
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,436
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,223
25.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,880
21.6%
15.2
Female
1,007
53.6%
55.8
Male
873
46.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Lucas County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,536
98.1%
96.8
White
8,498
97.7%
72.6
Black or African American
11
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
27
0.3%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
164
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
37
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
37
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,663
99.6%
82.2
Lucas County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
125
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
374
6.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,745
45.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,165
19.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
678
11.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
771
12.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
235
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
499
8.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,594
91.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,006
16.6%
31.2
Lucas County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,567
22.0%
33.7%
Now Married
3,935
55.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,027
14.4%
11.0%
Separated
86
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
510
7.2
5.8%
Lucas County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,829
95.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
394
4.8%
21.6%
Spanish
13
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
373
4.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lucas County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
197
5.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
230
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
502
13.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
385
10.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
559
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
844
22.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
336
9.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
412
11.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
113
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
100
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
48,768
57,617
Per capita income
26,119
31,128
Lucas County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
192
4.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
174
4.2%
9.8
Construction
231
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
959
23.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
267
6.4%
6.6
Information
66
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
392
9.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
288
6.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
142
3.4%
11.4
Public administration
178
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
974
23.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
133
3.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
172
4.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
540
13.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,133
27.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
673
16.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,124
27.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
698
16.7%
18.1%
Lucas County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,137
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,507
84.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
276
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
20
0.5%
5.1
Walked
62
1.5%
2.7
Other means
36
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
236
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.4
26.6
Lucas County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
239
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
911
24.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,446
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,082
29.4%
21.0
Lucas County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,678
87.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,895
78.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
783
21.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
541
12.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Lucas County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,219
1 room
96
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
88
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
301
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
727
17.2%
16.5
5 rooms
825
19.6%
19.8
6 rooms
683
16.2%
17.8
7 rooms
602
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
365
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
532
12.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lucas County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,219
1-unit, detached
3,557
84.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
44
1.0%
5.9
2-units
85
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
32
0.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
62
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
20
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
210
5.0%
9.0
Mobile home
209
5.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lucas County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,462
34.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
239
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
312
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
485
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
695
16.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
238
5.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
252
6.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
481
11.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
55
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lucas County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,519
41.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,007
27.4%
4.7
Electricity
857
23.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
207
5.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
34
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
44
1.2%
1.1
Lucas County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,586
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
28
1.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
58
3.7%
7.0%
Less than $500
93
5.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
102
6.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
191
12.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
365
23.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
749
47.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
837
52.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
233
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
103
6.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
126
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
287
18.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lucas County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
649
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
0.9%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
25
3.9%
1.8%
Less than $500
274
42.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
344
53.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
134
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
629
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
185
29.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
108
17.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
33
5.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
92
14.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
39
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
178
28.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
148
0.0%
0.0%
Lucas County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,895
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
825
28.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
910
31.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
354
12.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
241
8.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
402
13.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
136
4.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,700
205,000