South English vs Webster

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

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

South English has the higher population (212 vs 136 in Webster). South English has the higher median household income ($50,208 vs $34,423 in Webster). Webster has the higher median home value ($83,000 vs $77,200 in South English).

Population, income & housing

	South English	Webster
Population	212	136
Median age	42.7 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,208	$34,423
Median home value	$77,200	$83,000
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	110	64
Homeownership rate	85.6%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South English	Webster
Population	300 → 212 (-29.3%)	138 → 136 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$41,667 → $50,208 (+20.5%)	$41,250 → $34,423 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $77,200 (+38.8%)	$63,100 → $83,000 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $754 (-0.8%)	$863 → $850 (-1.5%)

South English

Population

300212

Median household income

$41,667$50,208

Median home value

$55,600$77,200

Median gross rent

$760$754

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)

	South English	Webster
Under 5	3.3%	13.2%
5 to 17	12.7%	22.8%
18 to 24	3.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	19.8%	25.7%
35 to 44	12.3%	5.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	1.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	8.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	6.6%
75 and over	6.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South English	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	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	7.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South English	Webster
No high school diploma	10.5%	14.5%
High school graduate	57.9%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South English	Webster
Drove alone	84.3%	94.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	0.0%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South English	Webster
1-unit, detached	96.4%	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	3.6%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	South English	Webster
Poverty rate	17.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	33	36
Median year structure built	1942	1938