Hayesville vs Webster

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

Hayesville 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 62 in Hayesville). Hayesville has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $34,423 in Webster). Webster has the higher median home value ($83,000 vs $57,800 in Hayesville).

Population, income & housing

	Hayesville	Webster
Population	62	136
Median age	68.0 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$34,423
Median home value	$57,800	$83,000
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	48	64
Homeownership rate	93.8%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayesville	Webster
Population	40 → 62 (+55.0%)	138 → 136 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $43,750 (-10.3%)	$41,250 → $34,423 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$34,400 → $57,800 (+68.0%)	$63,100 → $83,000 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$863 → $850 (-1.5%)

Hayesville

Population

4062

Median household income

$48,750$43,750

Median home value

$34,400$57,800

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)

	Hayesville	Webster
Under 5	0.0%	13.2%
5 to 17	8.1%	22.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	3.2%	25.7%
35 to 44	1.6%	5.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	1.5%
55 to 64	17.7%	8.1%
65 to 74	25.8%	6.6%
75 and over	32.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayesville	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayesville	Webster
No high school diploma	1.8%	14.5%
High school graduate	54.4%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayesville	Webster
Drove alone	95.2%	94.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	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)

	Hayesville	Webster
1-unit, detached	100.0%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	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

	Hayesville	Webster
Poverty rate	35.5%	8.1%
Average household size	1.94	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	11	36
Median year structure built	1938	1938