County population in 2012: 8,760 (44% urban, 56% rural); it was 9,422 in 2000 County 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: 21 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lucas County: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Retail trade (17.3%), Manufacturing (12.8%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,013 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,074 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.8%
(13.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 17.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 47.7% for American Indian residents, 20.9% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 44 years old
(Males: 42 years old, Females: 45 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 34 years old, American Indian residents: 25 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29 years old, Other race residents: 32 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
13.7%
Whole state:
9.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
6.1%
Whole state:
3.8%
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lucas County: Lakeview Country Club (A), Freedom Camp (B), Johnson Machine Works Squad 2 (C), Pleasant Townhall (D), Lucas County Home (E), Pin Oak Marsh Lodge Educational Center (F), Jack Coffey Memorial Library (G), Belinda Toy and Antique Museum (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lucas County include: Center Community Church (A), Goshen Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Coal Glen Church (D), New Testament Church (E), Whitebreast Church (F), Norwood Church (G), Pleasant Prairie Church (H), Otterbein Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ragtown Cemetery (1), Russell Cemetery (2), Webb Cemetery (3), Waynick Cemetery (4), Greenville Cemetery (5), Stoneking Cemetery (6), Allen Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cane Branch (A), Chariton Creek (B), Sugar Creek (C), Barker Creek (D), South Otter Creek (E), Wolf Creek (F), Columbia Creek (G), Ragtown Branch (H), Harts Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lucas County include: Williamson Pond State Public Hunting and Recreation Area (1), Colyn State Wildlife Area (2), Cinder Marsh Park (3), Broadhead Woods Park (4), Pin Oak Marsh (5), Oakley Park (6), Red Haw State Park (7), Rathbun State Wildlife Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 225 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 64 (42% naturalized citizens)
Lucas County:
0.7%
Whole state:
3.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 2
1990 to 1994: 15
1985 to 1989: 37
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 3
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 7
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: 3,373
One, attached: 24
Two: 92
3 or 4: 164
5 to 9: 134
10 to 19: 5
20 or more: 134
Mobile homes: 313
Housing units in Lucas County with a mortgage: 1,034 (89 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 939
Here:
52.4% with mortgage
State:
62.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.21%
Here
44.2%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 4,165 Total congregations: 24
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents
1,058 (25.4%)
650 (15.6%)
558 (13.4%)
401 (9.6%)
395 (9.5%)
Congregations
5 (20.8%)
1 (4.2%)
1 (4.2%)
1 (4.2%)
1 (4.2%)
Name
Church of the Nazarene
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Old Order Amish
Community Church of Christ
Other
Adherents
314 (7.5%)
174 (4.2%)
136 (3.3%)
120 (2.9%)
359 (8.6%)
Congregations
1 (4.2%)
2 (8.3%)
2 (8.3%)
1 (4.2%)
9 (37.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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
Tornado activity:
Lucas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/8/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lucas County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Most recent natural disasters:
Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1930): July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-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 4, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1737, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3239): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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: FEMA-DR-1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: April 8, 2001 to May 29, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1367): May 2, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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 2, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1230, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 1, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-996): July 9, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: September 14, 1992 to September 15, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-965): October 2, 1992, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-965, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Iowa SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 23, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-386): May 23, 1973, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Lucas County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 1
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
India (22%)
Ukraine (14%)
Korea (14%)
Germany (13%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (13%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Philippines (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lucas County (%):
German (27%)
English (16%)
United States or American (14%)
Irish (13%)
Swedish (4%)
Dutch (3%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,362 (78%)
Carpooled: 494 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 130 (3%)
Other means: 43 (1%)
Worked at home: 268 (6%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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 adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,177.
6.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,970 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.14%
Iowa average:
6.30%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.15% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($21,305 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($11,665 average AGI)
Lucas County:
2.00%
Iowa average:
2.55%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,564 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.75%
Iowa average:
6.47%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.71% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($19,867 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($11,702 average AGI)
Lucas County:
2.04%
Iowa average:
2.80%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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 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
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,991 (1,775 aged, 216 disabled) 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: 7685.980 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 257.230 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35991.36
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 775.430 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1364.760
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32.78 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62.03
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.34
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,820
In family households: 7,389 (1,926 male householders, 522 female householders)
2,021 spouses, 2,470 children (2,252 natural, 78 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 46 other relatives, 165 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,431 (587 male householders (483 living alone)), 654 female householders (610 living alone)), 190 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 78 (76 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,265 2-persons, 484 3-persons, 362 4-persons, 201 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.
95.5% of residents of Lucas County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $65,347,000 ($6724 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)
62% of Lucas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.
Lucas County:
61.6%
State average:
57.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7649
Northeast: 107
Midwest: 1062
South: 165
West: 327
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lucas County
44.0 years
38.0 years
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