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A town of 370.

Population
370
residents
Median home value
$299K
Census ACS
Household income
$85K
median
Median age
38.2
years
Jobs based here
11
A commuter town
Small town

370 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lucas

Most working residents leave Lucas for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Effingham (40%), Teutopolis (10%) and Dieterich (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lucas0%
Effingham40%
Teutopolis10%
Dieterich5%
Springfield3%
14 mi
median commute distance
11
jobs based in Lucas
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Lucas has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring44–65°
Summer64–85°
Fall46–67°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.

62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
62High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Lucas is

Lucas beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Illinois
7 better25 too close to call0 worse
What stands outLucasIL
Fewer uninsured adults6.6%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.3%15.9%
St. Anthonys Memorial Hospital
13.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Lucas is conserved land

6.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,600 acres
6.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lucas for work

Where Lucas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

40% → Effingham Effingham 40% 10% → Teutopolis Teutopolis 10% 5% → Dieterich Dieterich 5% 3% → Springfield Springfield 3% 2% → Bishop Bishop 2% 2% → Flora Flora 2% Lucas · 0% stay
11jobs based in Lucas
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lucas

Township in Illinois, United States

Lucas Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 487 and it contained 170 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
487
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
564 ft

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