St. Lucas vs Waucoma

A side-by-side comparison of St. Lucas and Waucoma: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Lucas and Waucoma are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waucoma has the higher population (330 vs 186 in St. Lucas). St. Lucas has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $71,250 in Waucoma). St. Lucas has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $102,100 in Waucoma).

Population, income & housing

	St. Lucas	Waucoma
Population	186	330
Median age	32.0 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$71,250
Median home value	$112,500	$102,100
Median gross rent	—	$588
Housing units	97	136
Homeownership rate	98.5%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Lucas	Waucoma
Population	148 → 186 (+25.7%)	223 → 330 (+48.0%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $75,000 (+50.8%)	$49,167 → $71,250 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $112,500 (+45.2%)	$66,300 → $102,100 (+54.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$448 → $588 (+31.3%)

St. Lucas

Population

148186

Median household income

$49,750$75,000

Median home value

$77,500$112,500

Waucoma

Population

223330

Median household income

$49,167$71,250

Median home value

$66,300$102,100

Median gross rent

$448$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Lucas	Waucoma
Under 5	13.4%	2.7%
5 to 17	22.6%	20.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	22.7%
25 to 34	9.7%	7.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	5.2%
45 to 54	6.5%	17.0%
55 to 64	15.6%	10.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.2%
75 and over	1.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Lucas	Waucoma
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Lucas	Waucoma
No high school diploma	3.8%	3.9%
High school graduate	37.7%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Lucas	Waucoma
Drove alone	86.7%	85.3%
Carpooled	3.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	6.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Lucas	Waucoma
1-unit, detached	91.8%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	St. Lucas	Waucoma
Poverty rate	7.5%	5.8%
Average household size	2.82	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1958	1972