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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lucas County is $22,060, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lucas County median household income is $43,280, which has grown by 40.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lucas County residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #97

Lucas County	22,060 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lucas County	27,040 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lucas County	35,525 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lucas County	21,106 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #89

Lucas County	43,280 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lucas County	52,251 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #33

Lucas County	40.17%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lucas County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.63%	$11,164, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.98%	$17,309, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.46%	$1,669, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.09%	$16,142, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lucas County	56,359 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lucas County	62,101 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lucas County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$43,449, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
American Indian, Alaska Native	$62,955, see rank	$31,208	$37,170
Two or More Races	$18,173, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lucas County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$26,765, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,826, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,378, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$25,741, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lucas County	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,050, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	3,490, 49.50%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,329, 66.73%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.37%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,316, 66.36%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,080, 89.81%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	236, 10.19%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,161, 33.27%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	3,560, 50.50%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,996, 56.07%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,996, 56.07%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,856, 92.99%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	140, 7.01%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,564, 43.93%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lucas County	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,888, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,162, 81.33%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	364, 9.36%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	27, 0.69%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	78, 2.01%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	20, 0.51%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	237, 6.10%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lucas County	23.8 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lucas County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,936	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	2,080, 52.85%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	425, 20.43%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	191, 9.18%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	445, 21.39%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	52, 2.50%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	171, 8.22%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	553, 26.59%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	1,856, 47.15%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	509, 27.42%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	485, 26.13%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	703, 37.88%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	26, 1.40%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	110, 5.93%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lucas County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,936, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	235, 5.97%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	226, 5.74%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	458, 11.64%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	340, 8.64%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	700, 17.78%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	220, 5.59%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	52, 1.32%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	247, 6.28%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	165, 4.19%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	786, 19.97%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	136, 3.46%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	132, 3.35%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	239, 6.07%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lucas County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,345	15.57%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	301	12.26%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.