Demographics of Lucas County, Ohio

Lucas County, Ohio had 423,347 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −7,484 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lucas County, in four figures

423,347
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −7,484 people.; 38.5 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,224 ±$1,016
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lucas County, Ohio's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lucas County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lucas County, Ohio's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lucas County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	430,831	100.0	100.0
2021	429,218	99.6	100.2
2022	426,630	99.0	100.7
2023	425,272	98.7	101.6
2024	424,255	98.5	102.5
2025	423,347	98.3	103.1

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Population of Lucas County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	430,831	−435	−200	+12	−354
2021	429,218	−1,613	−529	+202	−1,596
2022	426,630	−2,588	−529	+619	−2,538
2023	425,272	−1,358	−126	+798	−1,971
2024	424,255	−1,017	−141	+907	−1,743
2025	423,347	−908	−109	+512	−1,324

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±0.3: for men 37.0 ±0.3 and for women 40.0 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lucas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	25,611 ±41	6.0% ±<0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	71,898 ±1,562	16.8% ±0.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	37,973 ±1,117	8.9% ±0.3	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	111,834 ±1,211	26.1% ±0.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	105,493 ±1,408	24.6% ±0.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	75,209 ±1,555	17.6% ±0.4	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,224 ±$1,016, and income per person $37,575 ±$846, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lucas County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	37,491 ±1,680	20.5% ±0.9	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	37,548 ±1,637	20.5% ±0.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	30,899 ±1,321	16.9% ±0.7	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	22,943 ±1,141	12.5% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	29,220 ±1,307	15.9% ±0.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	12,347 ±726	6.7% ±0.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12,795 ±825	7.0% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lucas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	74,303 ±3,127	17.7% ±0.7	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	24,270 ±1,577	25.4% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	37,818 ±1,839	16.9% ±0.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	12,215 ±757	12.2% ±0.7	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lucas County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lucas County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	200,998 ±120	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±0.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±0.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.0% ±0.8	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.0% ±0.8	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,900 ±$2,132	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$934 ±$12	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lucas County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	33,507 ±0	7.8% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	283,012 ±674	66.1% ±0.2	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	80,792 ±1,428	18.9% ±0.3	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,340 ±379	1.7% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	190 ±64	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	183 ±23	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,869 ±470	0.4% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	21,125 ±1,572	4.9% ±0.4	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lucas County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	326,713 ±2,911	76.3% ±0.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	81,393 ±2,567	19.0% ±0.6	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,997 ±460	0.7% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	16,915 ±1,207	4.0% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,284 ±826	2.4% ±0.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,631 ±836	1.5% ±0.2	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lucas County among the counties of Ohio

6th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Lucas County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Franklin County	1,361,536	+2.8%
Cuyahoga County	1,232,925	−2.4%
Hamilton County	838,418	+1.0%
Montgomery County	539,598	+0.5%
Summit County	538,376	−0.3%
Lucas County	423,347	−1.7%
Butler County	400,128	+2.4%
Stark County	373,771	−0.2%
Lorain County	323,219	+3.1%
Warren County	257,181	+5.7%
Delaware County	242,032	+12.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026