Caldwell County vs Webster County

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

Caldwell County and Webster County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Webster County has the higher population (12,873 vs 12,631 in Caldwell County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($58,786 vs $57,618 in Caldwell County). Caldwell County has the higher median home value ($113,500 vs $97,600 in Webster County).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell County	Webster County
Population	12,631	12,873
Median age	42.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,618	$58,786
Median home value	$113,500	$97,600
Median gross rent	$724	$774
Housing units	6,085	5,728
Homeownership rate	71.8%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell County	Webster County
Population	12,702 → 12,631 (-0.6%)	13,068 → 12,873 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$44,775 → $57,618 (+28.7%)	$42,119 → $58,786 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $113,500 (+29.1%)	$75,600 → $97,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $724 (+25.5%)	$631 → $774 (+22.7%)

Caldwell County

Population

12,70212,631

Median household income

$44,775$57,618

Median home value

$87,900$113,500

Median gross rent

$577$724

Webster County

Population

13,06812,873

Median household income

$42,119$58,786

Median home value

$75,600$97,600

Median gross rent

$631$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell County	Webster County
Under 5	5.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.2%
75 and over	9.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	87.2%
Black or African American	5.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell County	Webster County
No high school diploma	10.2%	13.4%
High school graduate	43.2%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell County	Webster County
Drove alone	80.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	11.2%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.1%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell County	Webster County
Poverty rate	13.9%	13.9%
Average household size	2.40	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1974	1977