Health · Lucas

Lucas, WI health

On most measures Lucas looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (62.9% vs 67.1%) and fewer adults getting cholesterol checked (82.5% vs 85.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54751, 54749

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 693 people are less certain, so we show Lucas's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Lucas compares with Wisconsin

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lucas adults…

31 of every 100 Lucas adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.9–34.7%

Bars show Lucas; the black tick is Wisconsin. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lucas, betterLucas, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.9% Lucas
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Lucas
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.7% Lucas
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Lucas
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lucas adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

Yearly checkup

WI 78%

Dentist visit

WI 67%

Cholesterol check

WI 86%

Colon screening

WI 69%

Mammogram

WI 80%

Taking BP meds

WI 78%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lucas 7.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Lucas adults are doing

1 in 3Lucas adults feel lonely

31.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Lucas adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Lucas adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Lucas adults are in frequent mental distress

16.9% · Wisconsin 15.5% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8

Lucas adults worry about having enough food

12.1% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Lucas adults worry about keeping their housing

9.4% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Lucas adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Lucas adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.8% of Lucas adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

of Lucas adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

Black tick: Wisconsin. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Lucas

Lucas and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Lucas.

33.8%41.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Weston37.3%

Cady37.9%

Menomonie38.2%

Lucas39.6%

Knapp41.3%

Stanton41.6%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System-Red CedarMenomonie · 8.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin · 15.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chippewa Valley HospitalDurand · 19.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Westfields Hospital and ClinicNew Richmond · 28.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Menomonie Dental CenterMenomonie · 8.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes Eau Claire - Clairemont AvenueEau Claire · 28 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careLucas is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careLucas is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthLucas is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lucas. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Lucas

Measure	Lucas	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.3%	27.9–34.7%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.6%	29.1–36.1%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.6%	33.3–46.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25%	22.3–27.6%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.9%	21.7–28.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9.2–13.5%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.4–8.8%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.3%	8.9–11.7%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.6%	5.9–7.5%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.7–7%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.9–3.5%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.6%	12.6–16.8%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.7%	16.8–23.1%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.9%	23.8–32%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.6%	29.3–40.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.5%	72–78.8%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.9%	59.5–66.1%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.5%	80.5–84.5%	85.9%	worse
Colon screening	67.5%	63.1–71.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	70.9–83.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.7%	73–78.1%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.3–8.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27.3–36.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.2–23.4%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.9%	15–18.8%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.7%	15.4–20%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.7–14.7%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.1%	10.2–14.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.4%	7.9–10.9%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.8–6.3%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.4–8.4%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.8%	10.9–14.9%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	31.8%	28–35.7%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.8%	11.2–14.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.9–16.3%	12.8%
Hearing	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	6.9%
Vision	4.5%	4–4.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	7.9%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Lucas door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don't call Lucas better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lucas by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lucas by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.