Lucas County, IA Population

Overview

8,650

Total Population

44.0

Median age

48.79%

Female population %

105:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

202

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lucas County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lucas County is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lucas County's population under 18 was 22.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lucas County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lucas County, 18.62% were under the age of 15, 16.98% aged 15 to 29, 43.12% aged 30 to 64, 17.94% aged 65 to 84, and 3.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 210 less females than males in Lucas County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.79% females and 51.21% males in Lucas County, IA.
The Lucas County, IA gender ratio is 105:100 i.e. 105 men to 100 women (1.050).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 379.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 377.

Lucas County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lucas County population: 97.45% are White, 0.28% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.34% are Asian, 0.35% are some other race and 1.57% are multiracial.
Lucas County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 202 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,448 (97.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lucas County is White with a population of 8,429 (97.45% of the total population).

Lucas County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 9,620 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Lucas County's population decreased by 466 (4.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lucas County's population decreased by 277 (3.11%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lucas County's population was lowest in year 2017 at 8,537.