Lucas County, Ohio

Lucas County has a population of 428,018 and has shrunk 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $163,900, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $62,224.

Home price
$163,900
Income
$62,224
Population
428,018
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$163,900county
Median gross rent$934county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198072.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,076county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$820county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,380county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$62,224county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate17.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.9%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.8%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.4%county
Economic output per resident$78,033county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.69%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service11 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport66614county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.6%county
Traffic deaths24.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county131county
Public school enrollment56859county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools80county
Middle schools13county
High schools22county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above5county
Share of local colleges that are public18.2%county
Two-year institutions6county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians86county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county8county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.7%county
Frequent mental distress20.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population428,018county
Land area in square miles340county
People per square mile of land1260.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores65county
Convenience stores97county
Share living far from a food store13.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract1.5%county
Population change since 2020-1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.6%county
Share of households that are one person35.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages6.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents89county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in7,490county
Households that moved away8,475county
Average income of arriving households$54,955county
Average income of departing households$62,120county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year273county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation26.9 incounty
Annual snowfall22.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing125 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 25county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh16.6¢county
Household electricity use740 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity20.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas75.3%county
Homes heated by propane2.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband89.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk95.4county
Coastal flood risk42.8county
Drought risk39.0county
Landslide risk37.2county
Hail risk96.0county
Earthquake risk88.1county
Tornado risk97.3county
Tropical cyclone risk56.9county
Extreme heat risk85.3county
Winter weather risk86.6county
Strong wind risk94.6county
Wildfire risk36.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here1county

Figures marked county are measured for Lucas County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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