Lucas spent less per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Lucas’ city government spent $5.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $589 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lucas is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$589 per resident in 2022: less than 77% of them
Lucas’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($589 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $898, and the middle half spent $634–$1,292. Lucas spent less than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($581,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lucas itself left out).
About $589 per resident a year, or $1.61 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 43%.
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No trend yet
Lucas reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 48 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lucas’ rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Lucas’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lucas →
Who’s in charge in Lucas
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 170 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (8,819).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lovejoy Independent School District
Lucas’ K–12 school district, shared with Fairview. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,985 per pupil, $6,611 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
McKinney Independent School District · $11,965 per pupil
Plano Independent School District · $12,149 per pupil
Allen Independent School District · $11,509 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Lucas’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lucas alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Collin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.0%279,534 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.9%222,115 votesOthers: 3.1% (16,041 votes).
Most votes in Collin County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Lucas lies in Collin County. Every 2024 race in Collin County is on the county’s page.
Collin County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lucas.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Lucas compares with the towns next door
Lucas spent $589 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $862 to $1,154. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Lucas’ government
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Questions about Lucas’ government
How much does Lucas spend per resident?
About $589 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $589 was less than 77% of 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Lucas’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lucas yet.
How did Lucas vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lucas alone. Collin County, where 100% of Lucas lies, voted Trump 54.0%, Harris 42.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lucas?
52 full-time and 73 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $923,437 (about $11.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lucas in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Angela Paxton) and State House District 89 (Candy Noble). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →