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Webster County, MS

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

AI Overview

Webster County is a small rural Mississippi county of roughly 9,942 residents with a modest 1.2% population gain over five years and a labor force participation rate of 58.7%, reflecting a workforce of limited depth where only 20.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings run $40,195 against a median household income of $58,789, with a GDP per capita of $20,438 and an unemployment rate of 6.8%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $109,500 and median gross rent of $618 per month—supporting a 78.0% homeownership rate that signals stable, long-term residency rather than transient labor.

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

Population

9,942

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,789

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,816 (78.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,861 (18.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races142 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone85 (0.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race33 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone29 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish43
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)23
  3. 3.Other Indo-European17
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island2
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

425

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,438

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,447

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,443
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)642
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)366
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining342
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services243

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,483
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations689
  3. 3.Service Occupations671
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations641
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations614

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.17×)215
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.62×)687
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.48×)1,469
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)480
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.90×)225

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$109,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$618/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999436 (14.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999336 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999328 (10.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999286 (9.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999224 (7.2%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999215 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,195

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,598 (90.2%)
  • Worked At Home183 (4.6%)
  • Carpooled147 (3.7%)
  • Walked26 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit13 (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.