Emmet County vs Lucas County

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

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

Emmet County has the higher population (9,316 vs 8,685 in Lucas County). Lucas County has the higher median household income ($67,921 vs $65,181 in Emmet County). Lucas County has the higher median home value ($117,000 vs $106,200 in Emmet County).

Population, income & housing

	Emmet County	Lucas County
Population	9,316	8,685
Median age	43.3 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,181	$67,921
Median home value	$106,200	$117,000
Median gross rent	$731	$738
Housing units	4,517	4,077
Homeownership rate	77.7%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmet County	Lucas County
Population	9,438 → 9,316 (-1.3%)	8,583 → 8,685 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $65,181 (+26.4%)	$55,205 → $67,921 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$89,300 → $106,200 (+18.9%)	$96,400 → $117,000 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $731 (+5.3%)	$664 → $738 (+11.1%)

Emmet County

Population

9,4389,316

Median household income

$51,563$65,181

Median home value

$89,300$106,200

Median gross rent

$694$731

Lucas County

Population

8,5838,685

Median household income

$55,205$67,921

Median home value

$96,400$117,000

Median gross rent

$664$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmet County	Lucas County
Under 5	4.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.8%	12.4%
75 and over	9.7%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmet County	Lucas County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	94.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmet County	Lucas County
No high school diploma	12.3%	7.5%
High school graduate	34.5%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmet County	Lucas County
Drove alone	76.9%	81.1%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	5.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.4%
Other means	1.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmet County	Lucas County
1-unit, detached	84.0%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.5%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Emmet County	Lucas County
Poverty rate	10.4%	16.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1955	1964