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Webster County, MO

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

AI Overview

Webster County is a small rural Missouri county of roughly 39,900 residents with a workforce oriented toward lower-wage occupations, reflected in median worker earnings of $37,681 and a GDP per capita of $22,510 against a median household income of $71,155. The labor force participation rate is modest at 57.9%, and only 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.5% have a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 4.2%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $219,100 and median gross rent of $777 per month—with a high homeownership rate of 77.4%, and the county added population at a 4.7% rate over five years.

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

Population

39,868

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,155

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone37,143 (91.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,482 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races987 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone434 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone213 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone126 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,810
  2. 2.Spanish177
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic160
  4. 4.Arabic69
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island63

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,990

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,510

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,530

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,492
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,181
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,079
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,022
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,444

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,097
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,598
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,173
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,110
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,244

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.79×)2,059
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.54×)1,498
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.33×)2,204
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.32×)350
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)2,179

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$219,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$777/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,686 (15.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,502 (13.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,327 (12.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999990 (9.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999876 (8.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999752 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,681

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,389 (78.9%)
  • Carpooled1,883 (11.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,111 (6.5%)
  • Other316 (1.9%)
  • Walked190 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit58 (0.3%)

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.