Lucas County, IA

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2022 Population

8,666

0.185% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

42.9

2.5% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$63,405

14.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lucas County, IA had a population of 8.67k people with a median age of 42.9 and a median household income of $63,405. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lucas County, IA grew from 8,650 to 8,666, a 0.185% increase and its median household income grew from $55,297 to $63,405, a 14.7% increase.

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None of the households in Lucas County, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Lucas County, IA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Lucas County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Lucas County, IA was 2 cars per household.

Lucas County, IA borders Appanoose County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Marion County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Warren County, IA, and Wayne County, IA.

United States Iowa

Population & Diversity

Lucas County, IA is home to a population of 8.67k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.72% of Lucas County, IA residents were born outside of the country (236 people).

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Citizenship

98.7%

2022 Citizenship

98.2%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.7% of Lucas County, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Lucas County, IA was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lucas County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

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Hispanic Population

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N/A% of the people in Lucas County, IA are hispanic (N/A people).

The following chart shows the N/A races represented in Lucas County, IA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.72%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

236 people

2.83%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

245 people

As of 2022, 2.72% of Lucas County, IA residents (236 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lucas County, IA was 2.83%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lucas County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
249 ± 76
Gulf War (1990s)
75 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
52 ± 34

Lucas County, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.32 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lucas County, IA employs 4.11k people. The largest industries in Lucas County, IA are Retail Trade (960 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (544 people), and Manufacturing (438 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($111,375), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($81,136), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,870).

Employment

Occupations

4.11k

2022 Value

± 309

1.48%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lucas County, IA grew at a rate of 1.48%, from 4.05k employees to 4.11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lucas County, IA, are Sales & Related Occupations (447 people), Material Moving Occupations (447 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (426 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lucas County, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.11k

2022 Value

± 309

1.48%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lucas County, IA grew at a rate of 1.48%, from 4.05k employees to 4.11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lucas County, IA, are Retail Trade (960 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (544 people), and Manufacturing (438 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lucas County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Lucas County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,833), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,750), and Wholesale Trade ($67,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,250), and Manufacturing ($45,789).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

63
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
54
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
40
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lucas County, IA went to Donald J. Trump with 71.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.648%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (71.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.648%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lucas County, IA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Lucas County, IA have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lucas County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Rent vs Own

79.8%

Homeownership

2022

59.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 79.8% of the housing units in Lucas County, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lucas County, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lucas County, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,405

Median Household Income

± $7,681

3.62k

Number of Households

± 298

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.62k households in Lucas County, IA grew to $63,405 from the previous year's value of $55,297.

The following chart displays the households in Lucas County, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lucas County, IA is from Lucas County, IA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Lucas County, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Carpooled (8.85%)
Worked At Home (3.68%)

In 2022, 82.9% of workers in Lucas County, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.85%) and those who worked at home (3.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lucas County, IA have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Lucas County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lucas County, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lucas County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lucas County, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lucas County, IA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lucas County, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Lucas County, IA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lucas County, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.