The public schools Luce’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Luce Elementary School	K–6	178	A−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →

Health

Healthier than 36% of U.S. towns

Luce beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

C+Health Grade

32 measures vs. Indiana

5 better24 too close to call3 worse

What stands out	Luce	IN
Fewer uninsured adults	7%	8.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	11.6%	14.7%
More adults who have had cancer	9.9%	8.3%

Ascension St. Vincent Warrick

9.5 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

58th

percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Luce

Most working residents leave Luce for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Evansville (21%), Owensboro (7%) and Rockport (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Luce1%

Evansville21%

Owensboro7%

Rockport6%

Boonville4%

19 mi

median commute distance

109

jobs based in Luce

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes

paid flood claims since 1997

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Luce has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–45°

Spring46–68°

Summer66–87°

Fall47–69°

Oct 25

typical first frost

Apr 12

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Luce’s story

Luce in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Luce

Township in Indiana, United States

Luce Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,389 and it contained 1,073 housing units.

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