St. Lucas vs Westgate

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

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

Westgate has the higher population (211 vs 186 in St. Lucas). St. Lucas has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $52,188 in Westgate). St. Lucas has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $92,500 in Westgate).

Population, income & housing

	St. Lucas	Westgate
Population	186	211
Median age	32.0 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$52,188
Median home value	$112,500	$92,500
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	97	100
Homeownership rate	98.5%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Lucas	Westgate
Population	148 → 186 (+25.7%)	224 → 211 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $75,000 (+50.8%)	$50,833 → $52,188 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $112,500 (+45.2%)	$67,500 → $92,500 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$600 → $925 (+54.2%)

St. Lucas

Population

148186

Median household income

$49,750$75,000

Median home value

$77,500$112,500

Westgate

Population

224211

Median household income

$50,833$52,188

Median home value

$67,500$92,500

Median gross rent

$600$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Lucas	Westgate
Under 5	13.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	22.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	22.3%
35 to 44	14.5%	8.1%
45 to 54	6.5%	7.1%
55 to 64	15.6%	19.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.8%
75 and over	1.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Lucas	Westgate
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.5%
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%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Lucas	Westgate
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.4%
High school graduate	37.7%	65.1%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Lucas	Westgate
Drove alone	86.7%	86.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Lucas	Westgate
1-unit, detached	91.8%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	St. Lucas	Westgate
Poverty rate	7.5%	26.2%
Average household size	2.82	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1958	1942