Powell County vs Webster County

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

Powell 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.

Powell County has the higher population (13,057 vs 12,873 in Webster County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($58,786 vs $39,811 in Powell County). Powell County has the higher median home value ($142,400 vs $97,600 in Webster County).

Population, income & housing

	Powell County	Webster County
Population	13,057	12,873
Median age	39.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,811	$58,786
Median home value	$142,400	$97,600
Median gross rent	$743	$774
Housing units	5,619	5,728
Homeownership rate	69.2%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powell County	Webster County
Population	12,304 → 13,057 (+6.1%)	13,068 → 12,873 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$37,469 → $39,811 (+6.3%)	$42,119 → $58,786 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $142,400 (+58.6%)	$75,600 → $97,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $743 (+11.1%)	$631 → $774 (+22.7%)

Powell County

Population

12,30413,057

Median household income

$37,469$39,811

Median home value

$89,800$142,400

Median gross rent

$669$743

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)

	Powell County	Webster County
Under 5	6.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.2%
75 and over	5.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powell County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	87.2%
Black or African American	1.7%	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	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powell County	Webster County
No high school diploma	17.4%	13.4%
High school graduate	40.8%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powell County	Webster County
Drove alone	88.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.6%	2.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powell County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	61.9%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Powell County	Webster County
Poverty rate	21.7%	13.9%
Average household size	2.75	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1984	1977