Luck is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.
Luck was originally two settlements, Luck on Big Butternut Lake, and West Denmark further west, established by Danish immigrants in 1869 on the north and west shores of Little Butternut Lake and extending out for a several miles.
Luck was not incorporated until 1905, a several years later than most encircling villages. Luck was once home to the Duncan Toys Company Yo-Yo factory headquarters.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the village has a total region of 2.50 square miles (6.47 km2), of which, 1.89 square miles (4.90 km2) of it is territory and 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,119 citizens , 475 homeholds, and 289 families living in the village.
The populace density was 592.1 inhabitants per square mile (228.6/km2).
There were 567 housing units at an average density of 300.0 per square mile (115.8/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the village was 97.2% White, 0.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other competitions, and 1.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 475 homeholds of which 28.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 43.4% were married couples residing together, 11.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families.
33.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77.
The median age in the village was 45.6 years.
20.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 23.7% were 65 years of age or older.
The populace density was 654.2 citizens per square mile (252.5/km ).
There were 572 housing units at an average density of 309.3 per square mile (119.4/km ).
There were 500 homeholds out of which 30.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.6% were married couples residing together, 9.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families.
32.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the village, the populace was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the village was $32,138, and the median income for a family was $40,000.
About 5.4% of families and 8.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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