Lucas vs Williamson

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

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

Williamson has the higher population (228 vs 137 in Lucas). Williamson has the higher median home value ($47,500 vs $34,200 in Lucas). Since 2019, Williamson's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs +2.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Lucas	Williamson
Population	137	228
Median age	41.6 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,438
Median home value	$34,200	$47,500
Housing units	79	90
Homeownership rate	92.5%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lucas	Williamson
Population	134 → 137 (+2.2%)	179 → 228 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $48,750 (+5.4%)	$52,917 → $53,438 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $34,200 (-46.7%)	$53,100 → $47,500 (-10.5%)
Median gross rent	$517 → $483 (-6.6%)	—

Lucas

Population

134137

Median household income

$46,250$48,750

Median home value

$64,200$34,200

Median gross rent

$517$483

Williamson

Population

179228

Median household income

$52,917$53,438

Median home value

$53,100$47,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lucas	Williamson
Under 5	9.5%	14.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	0.7%	2.6%
25 to 34	15.3%	14.9%
35 to 44	8.8%	14.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	7.0%
55 to 64	12.4%	9.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	14.0%
75 and over	10.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lucas	Williamson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lucas	Williamson
No high school diploma	20.0%	15.3%
High school graduate	38.0%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lucas	Williamson
Drove alone	75.6%	84.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lucas	Williamson
1-unit, detached	79.7%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Lucas	Williamson
Poverty rate	23.4%	26.8%
Average household size	2.04	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938