place

Webster, MA

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

Population

12,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,837

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,164 (66.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,623 (13.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone909 (7.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone762 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races403 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone347 (2.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,867
  2. 2.Other Indo-European245
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic231
  4. 4.Arabic159
  5. 5.Vietnamese83

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

553

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$32,638

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,483
  2. 2.Retail Trade750
  3. 3.Manufacturing695
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management548
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation548

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations1,514
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,425
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,352
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,151
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations652

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.34×)536
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.17×)695
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)750
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)314
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)1,483

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$303,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,112/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

43.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999745 (33.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999455 (20.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999235 (10.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999205 (9.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999180 (8.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999163 (7.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,427

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.9 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,582 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled339 (5.9%)
  • Worked at Home330 (5.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other276 (4.8%)
  • Walked174 (3.0%)
  • Public Transit54 (0.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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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.