St. LucasIA
A town of 166, settled in 1882.
Is St. Lucas a good place to live?
Eldorado Bridge and Mill Race Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Lucas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
166 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to St. Lucas: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Lucas, and how to reach them.
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 St. Lucas.
St. Lucas has 0.7 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
In St. Lucas, the typical journey to work is 26 minutes, above the Iowa town median (19 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Commuting out is the norm locally: 2% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in St. Lucas grew to 56 in 2023, 31 more than in 2013. The share of residents in St. Lucas who live below the poverty line: 5.8%.
| St. Lucas | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 31% | 8% |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In St. Lucas, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
For St. Lucas, the typical July afternoon high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy St. Lucas is
The share of adults in St. Lucas who get no exercise outside work is 27%, against 26% in Iowa’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. For adults locally, the share who binge drink is 21%. Among adults in the town, 20% have been diagnosed with depression and 32% sleep under 7 hours.
| St. Lucas | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | St. Lucas | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in St. Lucas: inland flooding
48% of St. Lucas’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 16%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2008, has brought federal aid to St. Lucas households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edmund's Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about St. Lucas
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Lucas
About 4 of every 100 St. Lucas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
98% of working residents leave St. Lucas for work
Where St. Lucas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Lucas
City in Iowa, United States
St. Lucas or Saint Lucas is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 167 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1900
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
- ZIP code
- 52166
Questions about St. Lucas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Lucas, IA a good place to live?
St. Lucas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.