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Webster County, KY

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

AI Overview

Webster County is a small rural Kentucky county of 12,873 residents with an economy built around modest per-capita output of $27,776 and median worker earnings of $35,718. The labor force is relatively limited, with a 56.0% participation rate and only 12.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 86.6% have at least a high school diploma and unemployment stands at 5.4%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $97,600 and median gross rent of $774/month—against a homeownership rate of 73.8%, though the county has shed 2.1% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

12,873

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,628

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,337 (88.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone522 (4.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone412 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race287 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races240 (1.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone27 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish560
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic57
  3. 3.Other Indo-European37
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island16

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

527

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,776

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,404

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,270
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance858
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities492
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining490
  5. 5.Construction (Group)441

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,468
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,337
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations892
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations872
  5. 5.Service Occupations679

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.38×)375
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.71×)1,445
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.41×)524
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.32×)413
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.94×)238

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$97,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$774/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999438 (12.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999316 (8.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999272 (7.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999241 (6.6%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999218 (6.0%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999199 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,718

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,144 (80.9%)
  • Carpooled636 (12.4%)
  • Walked160 (3.1%)
  • Worked At Home134 (2.6%)
  • Other32 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle8 (0.2%)

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.