Josephine vs Lucas

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

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

Lucas has the higher population (8,040 vs 4,498 in Josephine). Lucas has the higher median household income ($178,403 vs $99,063 in Josephine). Lucas has the higher median home value ($861,500 vs $267,400 in Josephine).

Population, income & housing

	Josephine	Lucas
Population	4,498	8,040
Median age	30.9 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$99,063	$178,403
Median home value	$267,400	$861,500
Median gross rent	$1,367	$1,764
Housing units	1,487	2,799
Homeownership rate	95.1%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	63.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Josephine	Lucas
Population	1,366 → 4,498 (+229.3%)	7,763 → 8,040 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $99,063 (+61.7%)	$160,278 → $178,403 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$185,000 → $267,400 (+44.5%)	$594,400 → $861,500 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,081 → $1,367 (+26.5%)	$1,833 → $1,764 (-3.8%)

Josephine

Population

1,3664,498

Median household income

$61,250$99,063

Median home value

$185,000$267,400

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,367

Lucas

Population

7,7638,040

Median household income

$160,278$178,403

Median home value

$594,400$861,500

Median gross rent

$1,833$1,764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Josephine	Lucas
Under 5	6.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	23.9%	21.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	19.1%	5.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	20.2%
55 to 64	8.8%	23.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	6.4%
75 and over	3.4%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Josephine	Lucas
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	78.8%
Black or African American	11.7%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Josephine	Lucas
No high school diploma	11.6%	1.1%
High school graduate	27.8%	8.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	40.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	22.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Josephine	Lucas
Drove alone	77.0%	66.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	30.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Josephine	Lucas
1-unit, detached	94.9%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Josephine	Lucas
Poverty rate	5.0%	1.5%
Average household size	3.13	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	45	28
Median year structure built	2012	2002