Webster County, WV
Demographic and economic profile of Webster County, WV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Webster County's economy is small and structurally constrained, with a GDP per capita of $16,716 and a labor force participation rate of just 41.0%, reflecting the county's 8,253 residents skewing older at a median age of 47.7 years. Only 12.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and unemployment stands at 9.6%, though median worker earnings of $32,980 and a median home value of $78,000 indicate low operating and living costs. The county lost 3.1% of its population over five years, carries a 22.1% poverty rate, and records no foreign-born residents, pointing to a rural, isolated labor market with limited in-migration.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.1% since 2018
Webster County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,604 (93.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race365 (4.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races156 (1.9%)
- Black or African American Alone11 (0.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone8 (0.1%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic20
- 2.Spanish18
- 3.Korean1
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance732
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining580
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)318
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)174
- 5.Public Administration (Group)168
Top Occupations
- 1.Service Occupations704
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations609
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations528
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations421
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations416
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.89×)479
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.35×)199
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)763
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.09×)130
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)280
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.