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  • FIPS 19117
  • Largest town: Chariton

Lucas County, Iowa

Lucas County had 8,758 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 430.7 square miles of land. It ranks 83rd of 99 in Iowa by population and 89th by land area.

Population
8,758
#83 of 99 in Iowa · #2,510 in US
Area
430.7 sq mi
#89 of 99 in Iowa · #2,362 in US
Density
20 / sq mi
#71 of 99 in Iowa · #2,236 in US
Median household income
$59,540
#92 of 99 in Iowa · #1,878 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Lucas County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Lucas County population, land area and income

Lucas County had 8,758 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 430.7 square miles of land. It ranks 83rd of 99 in Iowa by population and 89th by land area. That works out to 20.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents; Lucas County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,540 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,758

3144th1st

2510th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

431 sq mi

3144th1st

2362nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2236th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,540

3143rd1st

1878th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

8,758

99th1st

83rd of 99 (IA)

Land area

431 sq mi

99th1st

89th of 99 (IA)

Density

20.3 / sq mi

99th1st

71st of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$59,540

99th1st

92nd of 99 (IA)

How Lucas County's population changed since 2020

Lucas County gained 138 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.6%. That ranks 14th of 99 in Iowa for growth. The median Iowa county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lucas County recorded 474 births and 527 deaths, a natural change of -53. Net international migration added +29 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +149. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 149 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
474
Deaths
527
Net international migration
+29
Net domestic migration
+149
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-17

Where Lucas County is

The Census internal point of Lucas County is at 41.033300, -93.331500. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Iowa's 99 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Lucas County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Monroe County: -2.9%Worth County: -1.7%Buena Vista County: +0.0%Jasper County: +0.8%Van Buren County: -0.0%Hardin County: -2.2%Ida County: -3.1%Marshall County: +0.8%Fayette County: -1.5%Ringgold County: -0.8%Wapello County: +1.0%Webster County: -0.2%Adams County: -2.8%Buchanan County: +0.6%Cerro Gordo County: -1.2%Lucas County: +1.6%Emmet County: -1.9%Floyd County: -3.8%Crawford County: -0.7%Linn County: +0.6%Montgomery County: -2.6%Polk County: +4.7%Cherokee County: +0.0%Bremer County: +1.3%Grundy County: +0.5%Adair County: -0.8%Cedar County: -1.4%Story County: +3.9%Mahaska County: -0.6%Davis County: +0.9%Clay County: +0.8%Johnson County: +4.6%Greene County: -1.0%Palo Alto County: -2.0%Benton County: +1.0%Cass County: -0.7%Wright County: -1.5%Audubon County: -2.1%Henry County: -5.3%Boone County: +0.1%Appanoose County: -1.4%Washington County: +0.4%Chickasaw County: -2.2%Poweshiek County: -0.9%Osceola County: -2.6%Wayne County: +1.8%Mitchell County: +0.4%Jefferson County: +0.5%Union County: -1.4%Butler County: -1.2%Hancock County: -1.3%Marion County: +1.9%Delaware County: +0.9%Humboldt County: +0.2%Sioux County: +1.8%Des Moines County: -1.1%O'Brien County: +0.8%Clayton County: -0.6%Black Hawk County: +1.0%Winnebago County: -2.6%Harrison County: +0.4%Decatur County: -1.0%Pocahontas County: -0.9%Lyon County: +3.8%Iowa County: -1.4%Franklin County: +0.3%Dickinson County: +2.2%Madison County: +3.2%Allamakee County: +0.8%Jones County: +2.2%Carroll County: -1.6%Kossuth County: -2.6%Hamilton County: -1.0%Howard County: -1.4%Page County: -1.1%Guthrie County: +1.5%Tama County: -1.8%Monona County: -3.6%Clarke County: -2.1%Lee County: -3.4%Mills County: +2.1%Sac County: -2.7%Scott County: +0.6%Keokuk County: -1.6%Jackson County: -0.3%Warren County: +7.1%Calhoun County: -1.9%Shelby County: +0.8%Fremont County: -1.1%Dubuque County: -0.1%Louisa County: -1.8%Taylor County: -0.6%Woodbury County: +1.2%Clinton County: -0.9%Winneshiek County: -1.6%Pottawattamie County: -0.1%Plymouth County: +0.5%Muscatine County: -2.4%Dallas County: +14.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.0%
  4. < +0.9%
  5. ≥ +0.9%
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Orange pin: Lucas County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
41.033300, -93.331500
DMS
41°01'59.88"N 93°19'53.40"W
UTM
15N 472134.4E 4542506.6N
Geohash
9zm9kjyh6
Plus code
86H82MM9+8C

Towns in Lucas County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lucas County, 4,278 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lucas County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Chariton with 4,278.

  1. 01Chariton4,278
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lucas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Lucas County. The most populous is Warren County, IA, with 56,343 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 41.0 miles NNW of Lucas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA (population 213,096), 40.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Indianola, IA (population 16,297), 25.8 miles away.

Lucas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lucas County is 19117: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,540.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lucas County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,758. That is up 138 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,620.

What is the FIPS code of Lucas County?

19117. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lucas County?

Chariton, with 4,278 residents inside Lucas County in 2024.

Which counties border Lucas County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Warren County, IA; Marion County, IA; Appanoose County, IA; Clarke County, IA; Decatur County, IA; Monroe County, IA; Wayne County, IA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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