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Lucas County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Lucas County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lucas County, OH has a population of 428,748 and anchors the Toledo metro area, with a GDP per capita of $59,937 against median worker earnings of $38,572, suggesting productivity concentrated in capital-intensive sectors. The labor force participation rate is 63.2% with an unemployment rate of 6.8%, and 28.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce that skews toward trade and technical occupations over professional services. Housing costs are low—median home value of $155,200 and median gross rent of $911/month—though the county carries a 17.8% poverty rate and posted a slight population decline of 0.8% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

426,291

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$62,224

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Lucas County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone291,946 (68.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone82,681 (19.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races20,371 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race12,907 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone11,547 (2.7%)
  • Asian Alone7,447 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish9,562
  2. 2.Arabic3,812
  3. 3.Other Indo-European2,683
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,724
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic1,205

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

19,437

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$59,937

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,289

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance51,066
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)30,759
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)23,863
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services19,550
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services19,109

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations74,526
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations39,845
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations39,408
  4. 4.Service Occupations34,413
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations13,195

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.59×)31,741
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.27×)5,867
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)24,597
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.09×)19,255
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.07×)12,629

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$155,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$911/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99912,799 (11.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99912,387 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99911,955 (10.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9999,977 (8.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9999,172 (8.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9998,474 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,572

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone154,073 (78.6%)
  • Carpooled17,538 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home17,441 (8.9%)
  • Walked3,042 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit1,536 (0.8%)
  • Other1,483 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.