Lucas vs Parker

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

Lucas and Parker 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 5,776 in Parker). Parker has the higher median household income ($216,179 vs $178,403 in Lucas). Lucas has the higher median home value ($861,500 vs $852,000 in Parker).

Population, income & housing

	Lucas	Parker
Population	8,040	5,776
Median age	46.8 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$178,403	$216,179
Median home value	$861,500	$852,000
Median gross rent	$1,764	—
Housing units	2,799	1,657
Homeownership rate	89.9%	98.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.5%	66.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lucas	Parker
Population	7,763 → 8,040 (+3.6%)	4,722 → 5,776 (+22.3%)
Median household income	$160,278 → $178,403 (+11.3%)	$134,495 → $216,179 (+60.7%)
Median home value	$594,400 → $861,500 (+44.9%)	$554,900 → $852,000 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,833 → $1,764 (-3.8%)	—

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

Parker

Population

4,7225,776

Median household income

$134,495$216,179

Median home value

$554,900$852,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lucas	Parker
Under 5	4.1%	1.9%
5 to 17	21.6%	21.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	11.5%
25 to 34	5.3%	2.9%
35 to 44	8.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	20.2%	16.4%
55 to 64	23.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.4%	14.3%
75 and over	3.2%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lucas	Parker
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	63.7%
Black or African American	3.3%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.8%	20.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lucas	Parker
No high school diploma	1.1%	13.2%
High school graduate	8.3%	6.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	39.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	27.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lucas	Parker
Drove alone	66.4%	53.5%
Carpooled	1.8%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.8%	38.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lucas	Parker
1-unit, detached	97.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
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	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lucas	Parker
Poverty rate	1.5%	1.0%
Average household size	2.95	3.72
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	2002	2005