2022 population: 12,726 ( 895 from 2010 , 288 from 2020)
Land area: 332.1 square miles
Population density: 38.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,181	87.86%	8.6%
Black:	486	3.82%	12.1%
Indian:	32	0.25%	39.1%
Asian:	82	0.64%	22.4%
2+ races:	185	1.45%	21.7%
Hispanic:	760	5.97%	31.0%

Total non-White:	1,545	12.14%	11.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	350	13.4
Deaths:	452	17.4
Net Migration:	-197	-7.6
Net Immigration:	7	0.3

Change in White population:	-1,052	-7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	157	1.2

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
13,621
12,233	89.81%
553	4.06%
23	0.17%
67	0.49%
152	1.12%
580	4.26%
1,388	10.19%

2000
14,120
13,083	92.66%
654	4.63%
15	0.11%
18	0.13%
78	0.55%
268	1.90%
1,037	7.34%

1990
13,955
13,067	93.64%
792	5.68%
31	0.22%
19	0.14%
n/a
46	0.33%
888	6.36%

1980
14,832
13,873	93.53%
913	6.16%
0	0.00%
9	0.06%
n/a
37	0.25%
959	6.47%

1970
13,282
12,259	92.30%
1,009	7.60%
6	0.05%
5	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,023	7.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,779	12.6
1,475	10.4
-933	-6.6
280	2.0

-850	-6.0
351	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
1,733	12.4
1,756	12.6
-489	-3.5
6	0.0

16	0.1
149	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
2,112	14.2
1,772	11.9
-1,141	-7.7
n/a

-806	-5.4
-71	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,165	8.8
n/a

1,614	12.2
-64	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Webster County, KY

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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
39.7
3,010	23.7%
9,716	76.3%
2,293	18.0%

4,819
2.60

3,434	71.3%
2,480	72.2%
352	10.3%
1,385	28.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
3,189	23.4%
10,432	76.6%
2,060	15.1%

5,272
2.51

3,716	70.5%
2,899	78.0%
291	7.8%
1,556	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
3,420	24.2%
10,700	75.8%
2,104	14.9%

5,568
2.49

4,089	73.4%
3,346	81.8%
278	6.8%
1,479	26.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
3,688	26.4%
10,267	73.6%
2,320	16.6%

5,387
2.55

4,036	74.9%
3,440	85.2%
214	5.3%
1,351	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
4,233	28.5%
10,599	71.5%
2,414	16.3%

5,437
2.70

4,173	76.8%
3,766	90.2%
161	3.9%
1,264	23.2%

2022 Housing Data for Webster County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	238	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	287	6.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	333	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	310	6.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	172	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	275	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	191	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	220	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	144	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	509	10.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	565	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	686	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	317	6.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	291	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	139	2.9%
$200,000 or more	142	2.9%

Median Household Income	55,451
Per Capita Income	25,177

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	476	9.9%
Public Assistance	145	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	707	14.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,694	62.0%
Unemployed	336	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,030	66.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,535	33.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,207	1,711	56.3%
Non-Profit	39	214	15.4%
Self-Employed	218	124	63.7%

Local Government	158	250	38.7%
State Government	41	237	14.7%
Federal Government	104	45	69.8%

Total Private + Self	2,425	1,835	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	342	746	31.4%
Total	2,767	2,581	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	439	8.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	804	15.0%
Professional, Technical	814	15.2%
Service Occupations	731	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	73	1.4%
All others	2,560	47.9%

White Collar		38.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,397	26.1%
Health care and social assistance	587	11.0%
Retail trade	469	8.8%
Construction	455	8.5%
Transportation and warehousing	380	7.1%
Educational services	360	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	328	6.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	247	4.6%
Public administration	209	3.9%
Other services	177	3.3%
Finance and insurance	160	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	134	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	97	1.8%
Utilities	77	1.4%
Wholesale trade	73	1.4%
Information	69	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	67	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	45	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	159	1.23%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	560	4.32%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	304	2.35%
Honduran	6	0.05%
Nicaraguan	12	0.09%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	238	1.84%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3	0.02%
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	3	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	30	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	4	0.03%
Chinese	2	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,541	94.8%
Spanish	490	4.0%
German, other Germanic	84	0.7%
Other Indo-European	30	0.2%
Other Asian	23	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,895	14.6%
American	1,575	12.2%
European	1,110	8.6%
Irish	990	7.6%
German	766	5.9%
Scottish	128	1.0%
Dutch	108	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	74	0.6%
Italian	68	0.5%
French	61	0.5%
Norwegian	52	0.4%
Canadian	41	0.3%
Greek	34	0.3%
Portuguese	30	0.2%
Welsh	29	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,629	97.5%
Not a citizen	322	2.5%

Native	12,584	97.2%
Foreign-born	367	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
455	5.2%	806	9.2%	4,084	46.4%	2,449	27.8%	635	7.2%	373	4.2%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	455	5.2%
9-12 Years	806	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,084	46.4%
Some College	2,449	27.8%
Bach. Degree	635	7.2%
Grad Degree	373	4.2%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,011	5,626	385	6.4%	6.0%
1991	5,959	5,424	535	9.0%	7.3%
1992	5,960	5,269	691	11.6%	6.9%
1993	5,837	5,325	512	8.8%	6.2%
1994	5,725	5,363	362	6.3%	5.4%
1995	5,667	5,204	463	8.2%	5.4%
1996	5,643	5,232	411	7.3%	5.4%
1997	5,698	5,308	390	6.8%	5.2%
1998	5,553	5,237	316	5.7%	4.5%
1999	5,464	5,078	386	7.1%	4.5%

2000	6,777	6,469	308	4.5%	4.1%
2001	6,692	6,382	310	4.6%	5.2%
2002	6,717	6,368	349	5.2%	5.8%
2003	6,702	6,256	446	6.7%	6.2%
2004	6,568	6,280	288	4.4%	5.5%
2005	6,644	6,312	332	5.0%	5.9%
2006	6,634	6,295	339	5.1%	5.7%
2007	6,540	6,159	381	5.8%	5.4%
2008	6,427	6,015	412	6.4%	6.5%
2009	6,467	5,819	648	10.0%	10.8%

2010	6,152	5,565	587	9.5%	10.3%
2011	6,227	5,728	499	8.0%	9.4%
2012	6,255	5,808	447	7.1%	8.2%
2013	6,185	5,748	437	7.1%	7.9%
2014	6,291	5,950	341	5.4%	6.4%
2015	5,958	5,650	308	5.2%	5.2%
2016	5,834	5,487	347	5.9%	5.0%
2017	5,799	5,504	295	5.1%	4.8%
2018	5,769	5,532	237	4.1%	4.2%
2019	5,751	5,528	223	3.9%	4.1%

2020	5,424	5,077	347	6.4%	6.6%
2021	5,353	5,129	224	4.2%	4.4%
2022	5,235	5,030	205	3.9%	3.9%
2023	5,179	4,961	218	4.2%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,731
Median Value	$86,700

Occupied	4,819	84.1%
Vacant	912	15.9%

Owned	3,454	71.7%
Rented	1,365	28.3%
Median Rent	$710

Single-Family Units	4,159	72.6%
Detached	4,028	70.3%
Attached	131	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	254	4.4%
Mobile Homes	1,080	18.8%

Webster County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Webster County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Webster County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Webster County, KY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Webster County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Webster County, KY