2022 population: 40,335 ( 4,133 from 2010 , 1,250 from 2020)
Land area: 592.6 square miles
Population density: 68.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	37,842	93.82%	9.8%
Black:	368	0.91%	15.0%
Indian:	285	0.71%	29.0%
Asian:	163	0.40%	114.5%
2+ races:	699	1.73%	41.8%
Hispanic:	978	2.42%	59.8%

Total non-White:	2,493	6.18%	43.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,292	16.5
Deaths:	1,061	13.6
Net Migration:	991	12.7
Net Immigration:	43	0.6

Change in White population:	3,373	9.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	760	2.1

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
36,202
34,469	95.21%
320	0.88%
221	0.61%
76	0.21%
493	1.36%
612	1.69%
1,733	4.79%

2000
31,045
29,607	95.37%
358	1.15%
190	0.61%
86	0.28%
389	1.25%
400	1.29%
1,438	4.63%

1990
23,753
23,174	97.56%
214	0.90%
216	0.91%
31	0.13%
n/a
118	0.50%
579	2.44%

1980
20,414
20,086	98.39%
84	0.41%
65	0.32%
47	0.23%
n/a
132	0.65%
328	1.61%

1970
15,562
15,472	99.42%
2	0.01%
10	0.06%
7	0.04%
n/a
71	0.46%
90	0.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
4,879	15.7
2,602	8.4
3,360	10.8
70	0.2

4,862	15.7
295	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
4,116	17.3
2,528	10.6
5,320	22.4
27	0.1

6,433	27.1
859	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
3,329	16.3
2,053	10.1
2,193	10.7
n/a

3,088	15.1
251	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,605	23.2
n/a

4,614	29.6
238	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Webster County, MO

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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
36.8
10,702	26.5%
29,633	73.5%
6,143	15.2%

13,717
2.80

10,286	75.0%
8,530	82.9%
685	6.7%
3,431	25.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
10,039	27.7%
26,163	72.3%
4,752	13.1%

13,062
2.70

9,785	74.9%
7,904	80.8%
783	8.0%
3,277	25.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.5
8,972	28.9%
22,073	71.1%
3,555	11.5%

11,080
2.72

8,465	76.4%
7,248	85.6%
533	6.3%
2,615	23.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
6,743	28.4%
17,010	71.6%
3,075	12.9%

8,494
2.70

6,725	79.2%
5,906	87.8%
438	6.5%
1,769	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
6,510	31.9%
13,904	68.1%
2,743	13.4%

7,003
2.87

5,709	81.5%
5,075	88.9%
298	5.2%
1,294	18.5%

2022 Housing Data for Webster County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	544	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	594	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	428	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	637	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	525	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	455	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	633	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	578	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	646	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,187	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,852	13.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,175	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,621	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	735	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	685	5.0%
$200,000 or more	422	3.1%

Median Household Income	65,103
Per Capita Income	27,611

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	789	5.8%
Public Assistance	346	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,597	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,739	63.8%
Unemployed	791	3.4%
In Armed Forces	74	0.3%

Total Labor Force	15,604	67.5%
Not in Labor Force	7,508	32.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,150	4,148	59.7%
Non-Profit	385	934	29.2%
Self-Employed	2,000	869	69.7%

Local Government	412	596	40.9%
State Government	163	385	29.7%
Federal Government	61	61	50.0%

Total Private + Self	8,150	5,017	61.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,021	1,976	34.1%
Total	9,171	6,993	56.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,117	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,452	21.3%
Professional, Technical	2,669	16.5%
Service Occupations	2,541	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	111	0.7%
All others	5,405	33.4%

White Collar		50.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	2,269	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	2,132	13.2%
Construction	2,110	13.0%
Manufacturing	1,952	12.1%
Educational services	1,123	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1,059	6.5%
Other services	971	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	822	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	661	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	506	3.1%
Finance and insurance	442	2.7%
Public administration	438	2.7%
Wholesale trade	416	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	363	2.2%
Utilities	353	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	280	1.7%
Information	140	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	129	0.8%
Management	14	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	607	1.55%
Puerto Rican	39	0.10%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	5	0.01%

Total Central American	29	0.07%
Costa Rican	2	0.01%
Guatemalan	10	0.03%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	17	0.04%
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	216	0.55%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	40	0.10%
Filipino	31	0.08%
Thai	17	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	33,990	93.2%
German, other Germanic	1,823	5.0%
Spanish	279	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	174	0.5%
Other Asian	85	0.2%
Arabic	55	0.2%
Other	43	0.1%
Other Indo-European	3	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,576	19.3%
Irish	4,643	11.8%
English	3,408	8.7%
American	3,373	8.6%
Scottish	793	2.0%
French	642	1.6%
European	490	1.2%
Swiss	486	1.2%
Italian	457	1.2%
Norwegian	408	1.0%
Dutch	374	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	297	0.8%
British	289	0.7%
Russian	211	0.5%
Ukrainian	191	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	39,040	99.4%
Not a citizen	225	0.6%

Native	38,609	98.3%
Foreign-born	656	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,182	4.7%	1,879	7.4%	9,810	38.7%	7,797	30.8%	3,082	12.2%	1,569	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,182	4.7%
9-12 Years	1,879	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,810	38.7%
Some College	7,797	30.8%
Bach. Degree	3,082	12.2%
Grad Degree	1,569	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	11,167	10,235	932	8.3%	5.9%
1991	11,224	10,415	809	7.2%	6.6%
1992	11,418	10,695	723	6.3%	6.2%
1993	11,946	11,218	728	6.1%	6.2%
1994	12,352	11,860	492	4.0%	5.2%
1995	13,306	12,719	587	4.4%	4.8%
1996	13,934	13,304	630	4.5%	4.7%
1997	14,236	13,486	750	5.3%	4.4%
1998	14,295	13,795	500	3.5%	4.0%
1999	14,732	14,330	402	2.7%	3.2%

2000	15,166	14,645	521	3.4%	3.4%
2001	15,524	14,818	706	4.5%	4.5%
2002	15,850	14,974	876	5.5%	5.3%
2003	15,944	15,156	788	4.9%	5.7%
2004	16,222	15,398	824	5.1%	5.9%
2005	16,714	15,926	788	4.7%	5.4%
2006	17,116	16,387	729	4.3%	4.9%
2007	17,167	16,347	820	4.8%	5.1%
2008	16,979	16,006	973	5.7%	6.2%
2009	16,864	15,275	1,589	9.4%	9.0%

2010	16,314	14,608	1,706	10.5%	9.5%
2011	16,104	14,638	1,466	9.1%	8.6%
2012	15,836	14,674	1,162	7.3%	7.2%
2013	15,866	14,784	1,082	6.8%	6.8%
2014	16,243	15,257	986	6.1%	6.2%
2015	16,553	15,694	859	5.2%	5.1%
2016	16,883	16,054	829	4.9%	4.5%
2017	16,833	16,179	654	3.9%	3.8%
2018	16,977	16,447	530	3.1%	3.2%
2019	17,360	16,742	618	3.6%	3.3%

2020	17,322	16,396	926	5.3%	6.1%
2021	17,407	16,846	561	3.2%	4.1%
2022	17,627	17,241	386	2.2%	2.5%
2023	17,836	17,348	488	2.7%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	15,290
Median Value	$185,100

Occupied	13,717	89.7%
Vacant	1,573	10.3%

Owned	10,512	76.6%
Rented	3,205	23.4%
Median Rent	$713

Single-Family Units	12,213	79.9%
Detached	12,004	78.5%
Attached	209	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	507	3.3%
Mobile Homes	1,736	11.4%

Webster County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Webster County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Webster County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Webster County, MO

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Webster County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Webster County, MO