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Webster County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Webster County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Webster County, IA has a population of 36,848 and a labor force participation rate of 60.9%, with 92.3% of residents holding at least a high school diploma, though bachelor's degree attainment is relatively low at 20.5%. Median worker earnings of $39,075 and a median home value of $138,500 point to a lower-cost operating environment, supported by a mean commute of just 20.2 minutes and median gross rent of $762 per month. The county's GDP per capita of $56,828 exceeds its per capita income of $35,172, suggesting meaningful economic output relative to resident income, while near-flat population growth of +0.2% over five years indicates a stable but largely static labor pool.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

36,848

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,975

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

Webster County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone31,785 (86.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,610 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,308 (3.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,201 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone455 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone431 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,090
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic282
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)153
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)79
  5. 5.Korean66

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,695

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$56,828

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,172

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,471
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,935
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,005
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,573
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,350

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,523
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,535
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,406
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,289
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,115

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.51×)987
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.54×)2,704
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.15×)1,404
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)2,099
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.08×)898

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$138,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$762/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,372 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,182 (10.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999982 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999930 (8.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999796 (7.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999788 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,075

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,499 (82.7%)
  • Carpooled1,313 (7.5%)
  • Worked At Home810 (4.6%)
  • Walked419 (2.4%)
  • Taxi217 (1.2%)
  • Other144 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.