Webster County, Mississippi

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Webster County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Webster County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,972	2,946,779	334,922,499	2483rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,789	$56,447	$80,734	2193rd of 3,221
Median Age	39.7	38.6	38.9	2205th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.9%	25.1%	35.7%	1839th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$120,100	$169,800	$332,700	2670th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$632	$954	$1,413	2988th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.4%	18.9%	12.5%	1028th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.6%	5.8%	5.2%	526th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.7	62.8	n/a	2183rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	2.4%	14.1%	2946th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.4	n/a	n/a	2913th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	70.0%	65.2%	1341st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.7	25.6	26.4	703rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.6%	5.9%	15.1%	2769th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.0%	n/a	n/a	573rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.8%	43.5%	46.9%	896th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.4%	n/a	n/a	2590th 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, Mississippi

Statistic	Webster County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	35.8	56.1	61.4

Age in Webster County, Mississippi

Statistic	Webster County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	39.7	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.5%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Webster County, Mississippi

Statistic	Webster County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	4,073	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.6%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.9%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.2%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	22.3%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Webster County, Mississippi

Statistic	Webster County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,753	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.6%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.6%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.1%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.3%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Webster County, Mississippi

Statistic	Webster County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	5,114	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.4%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.4%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.0%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$821	$1,215	n/a

Education in Webster County, Mississippi

Statistic	Webster County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	14.0%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.9%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.3%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.3%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.7%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Webster County, Mississippi

Statistic	Webster County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.8%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	90.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.7%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.9%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Webster County, Mississippi

Statistic	Webster County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.6%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.8%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	3.1%	16.7%

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