County population in 2016: 8,778 (44% urban, 56% rural); it was 9,422 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,578 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,317 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,986 Renter-occupied apartments: 794 (it was 825 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
28%
Land area: 431 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 20 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Lucas County: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (27.9%), Educational, health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (13.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.5%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,806 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,068 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.1%
Lucas County:
10.1%
Iowa:
11.8%
(9.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 63.0% for American Indian residents, 40.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 45.5 years old
(Males: 44.0 years old, Females: 46.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.4 years old, Black residents: 56.4 years old, American Indian residents: 62.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 77.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lucas County is $379 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.
Current college students: 225 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 251 (19.2% naturalized citizens)
Lucas County:
2.9%
Whole state:
5.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 11
1990 to 1999: 169
1980 to 1989: 37
1970 to 1979: 3
Before 1970: 7
Note: State values scaled to Lucas County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,605
One, attached: 44
Two: 82
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 64
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 86
50 or more: 118
Mobile homes: 211
Housing units in Lucas County with a mortgage: 1,575 (89 second mortgage, 107 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,316
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
60.6% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Lucas County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
1,620
8
Evangelical Protestant
1,581
15
Catholic
607
1
Other
160
2
None
4,930
-
Lucas County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Lucas County:
1.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Lucas County:
6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:
5.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:
5.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.01 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lucas County:
7.9%
Iowa:
7.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Lucas County:
28.5%
State:
27.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.2%
State:
14.5%
Agriculture in Lucas County:
Average size of farms: 298 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $35,930 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $154.14 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.26% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.55% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $38,352 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.48% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40,668 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.70% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.87 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.23% Corn for grain: 21227 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 20355 harvested acres Vegetables: 251 harvested acres Land in orchards: 12 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lucas County-area historical earthquake activity is near Iowa state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 339.5 miles away from Lucas County center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 326.2 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 335.3 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 361.4 miles away from the county center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 362.7 miles away from Lucas County center On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 232.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 20, 2015 to June 25, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4234: July 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4234, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Iowa Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2013 to April 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4119: May 31, 2013, FEMA Id: 4119, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 10, 2007 to December 11, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1737: January 04, 2008, FEMA Id: 1737, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1518: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: April 08, 2001 to May 29, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1367: May 02, 2001, FEMA Id: 1367, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Iowa Severe Weather, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: June 13, 1998 to July 15, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1230: July 02, 1998, FEMA Id: 1230, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 01, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-996: July 09, 1993, FEMA Id: 996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Lucas County (12) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 5, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
Management occupations (11%)
Transportation occupations (10%)
Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
Production occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Ukraine (82%)
Russia (24%)
Lithuania (6%)
Mexico (2%)
Germany (1%)
England (0%)
Scotland (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lucas County (%):
German (24%)
American (17%)
Irish (10%)
English (7%)
Ukrainian (7%)
Dutch (4%)
European (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,531 (87.5%)
Carpooled: 160 (4.0%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0.5%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 22 (0.5%)
Bicycle: 6 (0.1%)
Walked: 62 (1.5%)
Worked at home: 250 (6.2%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Lucas County, Iowa in 2000:
143 people in nursing homes
27 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
15 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
76 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
2 people in group homes intended for adultsAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $46,120.
5.48% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,910 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.48%
Iowa average:
5.75%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.54% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($20,691 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($10,225 average AGI)
Lucas County:
1.94%
Iowa average:
2.41%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.14% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,109 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.14%
Iowa average:
5.94%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.77% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($23,627 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($6,483 average AGI)
Lucas County:
1.38%
Iowa average:
2.60%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Births per 1000 population in Lucas County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Lucas County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lucas County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lucas County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lucas County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,958 (1,719 aged, 239 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 137 (6%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lucas County, Iowa in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (166)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (118)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (113)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (107)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (88)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (76)
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, without complications (52)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (48)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.29 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,686 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 257 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,991
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 775 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,365
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,778
In family households: 7,144 (1,153 male householders, 1,223 female householders)
1,921 spouses, 2,431 children (2,230 natural, 122 adopted, 71 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 34 other relatives, 193 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,498 (605 male householders (509 living alone)), 720 female householders (635 living alone)), 170 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 133
Size of family households: 1,235 2-persons, 399 3-persons, 430 4-persons, 169 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,144 1-person, 177 2-persons, 3 3-persons.
1,371 married couples with children.
448 single-parent households (109 men, 339 women).
95.3% of residents of Lucas speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $65,347,000 ($6,724 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $4,792,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,854,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,131,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,653,000 Federal grants: $13,014,000 Federal procurement contracts: $4,511,000 ($4,030,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,184,000 ($18,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $756,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,148,000 Federal Government insurance: $10,638,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 556
Here:
57 per 1000 residents
State:
66 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 562
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: -3
Here:
-0 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +272
Here:
+28 per 1000 residents
State:
-14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lucas County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)
Note: State values scaled to Lucas County population
no vehicle: 68
1 vehicle: 578
2 vehicles: 1,203
3 vehicles: 709
4 vehicles: 207
5+ vehicles: 127
no vehicle: 175
1 vehicle: 313
2 vehicles: 234
3 vehicles: 55
4 vehicles: 3
5+ vehicles: 15
87% of Lucas County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.
Lucas County:
87.4%
State average:
84.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,982
Other state: 1,509
Northeast: 36
Midwest: 776
South: 205
West: 493
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lucas County
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