Jury Pool Profile
Lucas County, Iowa
- County seat
- Chariton
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,847
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,716.
At a glance
Lucas County is an 8,847-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,457, $14,166 below the IA state median of $75,623; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 46.0% of covered employment, average pay $59,011/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,716
- Median household income
- $61,793
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Lucas County has a population of 8,716, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.3%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,457; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 46% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 46.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 8.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lucas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.3% in 2024, 71.0% in 2020, 66.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (448 individuals).