Lucas, Ohio Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 620. Estimated population in July 2024: 608 (-1.9% change)
Males: 304 (49.0%), Females: 316 (51.0%)
Richland County
Zip code: 44843
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $37,813
Median house value: $72,600
Population by Race
Races in Lucas:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Black (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (25.8%), United States (20.0%), Irish (10.5%), English (5.8%), Italian (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 1105 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lucas
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lucas village
- Never married: 13.2%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 10.8%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -122 (-16.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lucas:
- MEDCENTRAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 9 miles; MANSFIELD, OH)
- SCCI HOSPITAL – MANSFIELD (about 9 miles; MANSFIELD, OH)
- RICHLAND HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MANSFIELD, OH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lucas:
- MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 10 miles; MANSFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: MFD)
- LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 47 miles; LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; Abbreviation: LPR)
- PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 59 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: CMH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lucas:
- ASHLAND COUNTY (about 18 miles; ASHLAND, OH; Abbreviation: 3G4)
- GALION MUNI (about 21 miles; GALION, OH; Abbreviation: GQQ)
- SHELBY COMMUNITY (about 22 miles; SHELBY, OH; Abbreviation: 12G)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lucas:
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; ASHLAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,404)
- OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 43 miles; OBERLIN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
- DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
- LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ELYRIA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,008)
- OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,226)
- BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BEREA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,849)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,187)
Schools
Public high school in Lucas:
- LUCAS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 244; Location: 5 1ST AVE; Grades: 08 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lucas:
- LUCAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 209; Location: 84 LUCAS NORTH RD; Grades: PK – 04)
- LUCAS HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 141; Location: 80 LUCAS NORTH RD; Grades: 05 – 07)