San LucasCA
A town of 134, settled in 1887.
Is San Lucas a good place to live?
6.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in San Lucas, where California’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. San Lucas’ density of trails is 5.5 miles per square mile, above both California’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4). San Lucas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
134 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to San Lucas: who provides what
San Lucas is unincorporated, so Monterey County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in San Lucas.
The biggest natural risk in San Lucas is drought, at a very high overall level
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in San Lucas than in 89% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to San Lucas households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023. Expected losses in San Lucas break down as 67% from drought and 20% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools San Lucas’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the San Lucas Union Elementary school district. San Lucas’ only public school teaches 72 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Lucas ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 72 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
San Lucas has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
17% of San Lucas residents live below the poverty line. Only 1% of working residents stay in San Lucas for work; the rest commute out. The median household income here locally is $56,000. Between 2014 and 2024, jobs in the town rose by 37, to 42.
| San Lucas | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.6% | 7.9% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is San Lucas’ year
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy San Lucas is
Against the California average, San Lucas comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 15. 26% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in San Lucas. In San Lucas, 36% of adults worry about having enough food, and 68% had a checkup this year.
| San Lucas | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 22% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | San Lucas | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.9% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.5% | 20.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 26.3% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about San Lucas
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of San Lucas; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 San Lucas residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave San Lucas for work
Where San Lucas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Questions about San Lucas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is San Lucas, CA a good place to live?
San Lucas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.