Greene County vs Lucas County

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

Greene 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.

Greene County has the higher population (8,722 vs 8,685 in Lucas County). Lucas County has the higher median household income ($67,921 vs $59,159 in Greene County). Greene County has the higher median home value ($140,500 vs $117,000 in Lucas County).

Population, income & housing

	Greene County	Lucas County
Population	8,722	8,685
Median age	44.8 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,159	$67,921
Median home value	$140,500	$117,000
Median gross rent	$774	$738
Housing units	4,316	4,077
Homeownership rate	74.3%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greene County	Lucas County
Population	8,950 → 8,722 (-2.5%)	8,583 → 8,685 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$53,050 → $59,159 (+11.5%)	$55,205 → $67,921 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $140,500 (+48.4%)	$96,400 → $117,000 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $774 (+21.3%)	$664 → $738 (+11.1%)

Greene County

Population

8,9508,722

Median household income

$53,050$59,159

Median home value

$94,700$140,500

Median gross rent

$638$774

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)

	Greene County	Lucas County
Under 5	4.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.4%
75 and over	11.2%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greene County	Lucas County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greene County	Lucas County
No high school diploma	7.0%	7.5%
High school graduate	31.9%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greene County	Lucas County
Drove alone	77.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	12.9%	9.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	5.4%
Other means	0.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greene County	Lucas County
1-unit, detached	82.6%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Greene County	Lucas County
Poverty rate	10.4%	16.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1954	1964