Gibson vs Webster

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson and Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

Gibson and Webster are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Webster has the higher population (136 vs 59 in Gibson). Gibson has the higher median household income ($50,500 vs $34,423 in Webster). Gibson has the higher median home value ($89,200 vs $83,000 in Webster).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Webster
Population	59	136
Median age	47.5 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$34,423
Median home value	$89,200	$83,000
Median gross rent	$825	$850
Housing units	37	64
Homeownership rate	71.9%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	26.3%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Webster
Population	42 → 59 (+40.5%)	138 → 136 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$43,000 → $50,500 (+17.4%)	$41,250 → $34,423 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $89,200 (+38.9%)	$63,100 → $83,000 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$863 → $850 (-1.5%)

Gibson

Population

4259

Median household income

$43,000$50,500

Median home value

$64,200$89,200

Webster

Population

138136

Median household income

$41,250$34,423

Median home value

$63,100$83,000

Median gross rent

$863$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Webster
Under 5	1.7%	13.2%
5 to 17	11.9%	22.8%
18 to 24	3.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	25.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.1%
45 to 54	37.3%	1.5%
55 to 64	16.9%	8.1%
65 to 74	13.6%	6.6%
75 and over	5.1%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Webster
No high school diploma	12.2%	14.5%
High school graduate	57.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Webster
Drove alone	78.6%	94.0%
Carpooled	21.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Webster
1-unit, detached	89.2%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Webster
Poverty rate	6.8%	8.1%
Average household size	1.84	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	36
Median year structure built	1958	1938