Webster County, West Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Webster County, West Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside West Virginia and the United States.

Webster County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Webster County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,144	1,778,373	334,922,499	2643rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$43,839	$59,608	$80,734	2993rd of 3,221
Median Age	47.7	42.7	38.9	389th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.9%	24.1%	35.7%	3039th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$76,100	$162,600	$332,700	3184th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$709	$872	$1,413	2704th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.3%	16.7%	12.5%	304th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.2%	5.4%	5.2%	186th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	14.7	74.0	n/a	2489th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.0%	1.8%	14.1%	3221st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.3	n/a	n/a	2369th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.3%	74.9%	65.2%	1105th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.6	26.6	26.4	574th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.0%	9.1%	15.1%	3079th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1894th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.4%	46.8%	46.9%	1389th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.2%	n/a	n/a	2599th 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, West Virginia

Statistic	Webster County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.8	19.3	61.4

Age in Webster County, West Virginia

Statistic	Webster County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	47.7	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.3%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.5%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.1%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Webster County, West Virginia

Statistic	Webster County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	2,899	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.5%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.4%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	26.2%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Webster County, West Virginia

Statistic	Webster County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,990	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.3%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.9%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.3%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.9%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	32.6%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Webster County, West Virginia

Statistic	Webster County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	4,388	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.5%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.9%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.7%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	51.0%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$303	$865	n/a

Education in Webster County, West Virginia

Statistic	Webster County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	18.4%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	50.7%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.0%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.9%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.0%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Webster County, West Virginia

Statistic	Webster County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.0%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.3%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.0%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.0%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	13.0%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Webster County, West Virginia

Statistic	Webster County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.4%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.6%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.4%	2.2%	16.7%

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