2022 population: 8,167 ( 987 from 2010 , 213 from 2020)
Land area: 553.5 square miles
Population density: 14.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,924	97.02%	11.8%
Black:	32	0.39%	128.6%
Indian:	10	0.12%	66.7%
Asian:	16	0.20%	166.7%
2+ races:	114	1.40%	26.7%
Hispanic:	71	0.87%	47.9%

Total non-White:	243	2.98%	47.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	159	9.5
Deaths:	281	16.8
Net Migration:	-95	-5.7
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,065	-11.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	78	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
9,154
8,989	98.20%
14	0.15%
6	0.07%
6	0.07%
90	0.98%
48	0.52%
165	1.80%

2000
9,719
9,605	98.83%
1	0.01%
7	0.07%
7	0.07%
62	0.64%
36	0.37%
114	1.17%

1990
10,729
10,703	99.76%
7	0.07%
3	0.03%
10	0.09%
n/a
6	0.06%
26	0.24%

1980
12,245
12,190	99.55%
0	0.00%
10	0.08%
11	0.09%
n/a
34	0.28%
55	0.45%

1970
9,809
9,724	99.13%
26	0.27%
11	0.11%
4	0.04%
n/a
44	0.45%
85	0.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
898	9.2
1,094	11.3
-32	-0.3
11	0.1

-616	-6.3
51	0.5

Number	Rate
1990's
1,129	10.5
1,247	11.6
-577	-5.4
7	0.1

-1,098	-10.2
88	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
1,630	13.3
1,209	9.9
-1,874	-15.3
n/a

-1,487	-12.1
-29	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,731	17.6
n/a

2,466	25.1
-30	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Webster County, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.8
1,671	20.5%
6,496	79.5%
2,004	24.5%

3,010
2.76

1,993	66.2%
1,554	78.0%
69	3.5%
1,017	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
1,974	21.6%
7,180	78.4%
1,604	17.5%

3,792
2.40

2,595	68.4%
1,966	75.8%
215	8.3%
1,197	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
2,239	23.0%
7,480	77.0%
1,473	15.2%

4,027
2.40

2,833	70.4%
2,313	81.6%
243	8.6%
1,194	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
2,979	27.8%
7,750	72.2%
1,662	15.5%

4,021
2.65

3,119	77.6%
2,366	75.9%
285	9.1%
902	22.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
4,000	32.7%
8,245	67.3%
1,592	13.0%

4,110
2.98

3,229	78.6%
2,750	85.2%
183	5.7%
881	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Webster County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	271	9.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	296	9.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	150	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	231	7.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	121	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	112	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	190	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	176	5.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	162	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	237	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	314	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	250	8.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	280	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	116	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	65	2.2%
$200,000 or more	39	1.3%

Median Household Income	43,409
Per Capita Income	23,494

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	124
Compared to U.S.	107

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	316	10.5%
Public Assistance	135	4.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	867	28.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,457	50.4%
Unemployed	284	5.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,741	56.3%
Not in Labor Force	2,130	43.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		49.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,168	594	66.3%
Non-Profit	49	152	24.4%
Self-Employed	74	25	74.7%

Local Government	165	144	53.4%
State Government	89	82	52.0%
Federal Government	107	13	89.2%

Total Private + Self	1,242	619	66.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	410	391	51.2%
Total	1,652	1,010	62.1%

Pct. Govt.	22.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	195	7.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	328	12.3%
Professional, Technical	432	16.2%
Service Occupations	593	22.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	81	3.0%
All others	1,121	42.0%

White Collar		35.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	553	20.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	302	11.3%
Manufacturing	264	9.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	250	9.4%
Retail trade	235	8.8%
Educational services	230	8.6%
Construction	168	6.3%
Public administration	133	5.0%
Utilities	98	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	90	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	79	3.0%
Finance and insurance	72	2.7%
Other services	47	1.8%
Wholesale trade	35	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28	1.0%
Information	28	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	25	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	50	0.60%
Cuban	3	0.04%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,974	99.9%
German, other Germanic	6	0.1%
Spanish	4	0.1%
Korean	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,494	17.9%
Irish	1,063	12.7%
English	1,000	12.0%
American	732	8.8%
Scottish	271	3.2%
Italian	211	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	199	2.4%
Dutch	115	1.4%
French	68	0.8%
Polish	49	0.6%
European	43	0.5%
Austrian	16	0.2%
Eastern European	11	0.1%
French Canadian	10	0.1%
Welsh	9	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,362	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	8,360	100.0%
Foreign-born	2	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
638	10.3%	603	9.8%	3,027	49.0%	1,202	19.4%	549	8.9%	162	2.6%
Average years of education: 11.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	638	10.3%
9-12 Years	603	9.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,027	49.0%
Some College	1,202	19.4%
Bach. Degree	549	8.9%
Grad Degree	162	2.6%
Average years of education: 11.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,447	2,778	669	19.4%	8.6%
1991	3,372	2,730	642	19.0%	10.6%
1992	3,330	2,692	638	19.2%	11.2%
1993	3,218	2,657	561	17.4%	10.3%
1994	3,218	2,695	523	16.3%	8.8%
1995	3,104	2,689	415	13.4%	8.0%
1996	3,058	2,721	337	11.0%	7.7%
1997	3,072	2,735	337	11.0%	7.0%
1998	2,999	2,726	273	9.1%	6.7%
1999	3,041	2,752	289	9.5%	6.5%

2000	3,221	2,982	239	7.4%	5.6%
2001	3,139	2,913	226	7.2%	5.4%
2002	3,273	3,033	240	7.3%	6.5%
2003	3,369	3,127	242	7.2%	6.6%
2004	3,376	3,171	205	6.1%	5.8%
2005	3,308	3,102	206	6.2%	5.5%
2006	3,421	3,215	206	6.0%	5.2%
2007	3,346	3,147	199	5.9%	4.8%
2008	3,271	3,075	196	6.0%	4.7%
2009	3,254	2,889	365	11.2%	8.3%

2010	3,736	3,356	380	10.2%	8.7%
2011	3,627	3,295	332	9.2%	7.8%
2012	3,598	3,227	371	10.3%	7.2%
2013	3,517	3,159	358	10.2%	6.7%
2014	3,471	3,178	293	8.4%	6.5%
2015	3,512	3,253	259	7.4%	6.6%
2016	3,502	3,209	293	8.4%	6.1%
2017	3,314	3,104	210	6.3%	5.2%
2018	3,201	2,999	202	6.3%	5.2%
2019	3,322	3,113	209	6.3%	4.9%

2020	3,328	3,016	312	9.4%	8.3%
2021	3,202	3,004	198	6.2%	5.1%
2022	3,158	3,014	144	4.6%	3.9%
2023	3,033	2,878	155	5.1%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,436
Median Value	$82,400

Occupied	3,010	67.9%
Vacant	1,426	32.1%

Owned	2,360	78.4%
Rented	650	21.6%
Median Rent	$678

Single-Family Units	3,375	76.1%
Detached	3,369	75.9%
Attached	6	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	175	3.9%
Mobile Homes	851	19.2%

Webster County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Webster County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Webster County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Webster County, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Webster County, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Webster County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Webster County, WV