Lucas County vs. Decatur County
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Lucas County (IA) Decatur County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8,645 7,890
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -2.9% -6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 8,900 8,457
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,898 8,457
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.2% 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.8% 20.1%
Female persons, percent 49.0% 50.1%
White alone, percent 97.9% 95.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.4% 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 0.3% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 0.9% 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 2.2% 3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 96.1% 92.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 557 428
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.1% 2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 4,211 3,856
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 77.2% 66.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $87,600 $76,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,016 $1,052
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $421 $402
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $663 $543
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 9.1% 14.1%
Building permits, 2018 1 1
Households, 2014-2018 3,642 3,213
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.32 2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.2% 81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.8% 4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.8% 80.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 74.2% 69.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.8% 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 17.0% 23.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.0% 10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.6% 7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.0% 60.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.3% 56.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 33,598 21,015
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 86,141 35,575
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,833 $4,311
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.2 24.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $50,206 $42,614
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,900 $22,037
Persons in poverty, percent 15.1% 20.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 183 134
Total employment, 2017 3,443 1,704
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 121,311 44,440
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 9.0% -2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 618 608
All firms, 2012 690 762
Men-owned firms, 2012 398 281
Women-owned firms, 2012 193 261
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 664 724
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 146 33
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 521 642
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 20.7 15.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 430.59 531.88
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lucas county (IA) and Decatur county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.