Webster County, Kentucky

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Webster County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Webster County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,842	4,534,824	334,922,499	2292nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,628	$63,726	$80,734	2112th of 3,221
Median Age	39.5	39.1	38.9	2260th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.8%	27.6%	35.7%	3044th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$112,900	$205,600	$332,700	2804th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$783	$967	$1,413	2235th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.5%	16.1%	12.5%	1574th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%	1857th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	38.7	114.8	n/a	1776th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.4%	4.7%	14.1%	1108th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.9	n/a	n/a	2688th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.8%	68.3%	65.2%	1741st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.7	24.0	26.4	701st of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.6%	10.2%	15.1%	3120th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1834th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.4%	46.6%	46.9%	790th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.2%	n/a	n/a	2290th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Webster County, Kentucky

Statistic	Webster County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.1%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.3	32.5	61.4

Age in Webster County, Kentucky

Statistic	Webster County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	39.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	24.0%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.1%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Webster County, Kentucky

Statistic	Webster County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	4,923	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.2%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.0%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.8%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.6%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	23.4%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Webster County, Kentucky

Statistic	Webster County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,267	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.7%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.6%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.4%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.5%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.5%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.9%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Webster County, Kentucky

Statistic	Webster County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	5,723	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.0%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.0%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.2%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.5%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$993	$1,544	n/a

Education in Webster County, Kentucky

Statistic	Webster County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	13.8%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.6%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.6%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Webster County, Kentucky

Statistic	Webster County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.4%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.9%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Webster County, Kentucky

Statistic	Webster County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.0%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.6%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	5.5%	16.7%

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