Lucas vs Melissa

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

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

Melissa has the higher population (17,497 vs 8,040 in Lucas). Lucas has the higher median household income ($178,403 vs $137,875 in Melissa). Lucas has the higher median home value ($861,500 vs $430,300 in Melissa).

Population, income & housing

	Lucas	Melissa
Population	8,040	17,497
Median age	46.8 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$178,403	$137,875
Median home value	$861,500	$430,300
Median gross rent	$1,764	$2,341
Housing units	2,799	5,481
Homeownership rate	89.9%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.5%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lucas	Melissa
Population	7,763 → 8,040 (+3.6%)	9,487 → 17,497 (+84.4%)
Median household income	$160,278 → $178,403 (+11.3%)	$118,348 → $137,875 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$594,400 → $861,500 (+44.9%)	$307,700 → $430,300 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,833 → $1,764 (-3.8%)	$2,098 → $2,341 (+11.6%)

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

Melissa

Population

9,48717,497

Median household income

$118,348$137,875

Median home value

$307,700$430,300

Median gross rent

$2,098$2,341

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lucas	Melissa
Under 5	4.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	21.6%	24.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	5.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	8.6%	20.0%
45 to 54	20.2%	17.4%
55 to 64	23.6%	7.6%
65 to 74	6.4%	3.6%
75 and over	3.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lucas	Melissa
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	60.0%
Black or African American	3.3%	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.8%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lucas	Melissa
No high school diploma	1.1%	5.4%
High school graduate	8.3%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	36.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lucas	Melissa
Drove alone	66.4%	56.1%
Carpooled	1.8%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.8%	29.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lucas	Melissa
1-unit, detached	97.9%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Lucas	Melissa
Poverty rate	1.5%	2.6%
Average household size	2.95	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	2002	2015