Pettis County vs Webster County

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

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

Pettis County has the higher population (43,205 vs 39,868 in Webster County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($69,731 vs $60,232 in Pettis County). Webster County has the higher median home value ($219,100 vs $161,500 in Pettis County).

Population, income & housing

	Pettis County	Webster County
Population	43,205	39,868
Median age	37.9 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,232	$69,731
Median home value	$161,500	$219,100
Median gross rent	$863	$777
Housing units	18,608	15,360
Homeownership rate	70.1%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pettis County	Webster County
Population	42,355 → 43,205 (+2.0%)	38,655 → 39,868 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$46,157 → $60,232 (+30.5%)	$50,560 → $69,731 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $161,500 (+35.6%)	$136,200 → $219,100 (+60.9%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $863 (+22.1%)	$661 → $777 (+17.5%)

Pettis County

Population

42,35543,205

Median household income

$46,157$60,232

Median home value

$119,100$161,500

Median gross rent

$707$863

Webster County

Population

38,65539,868

Median household income

$50,560$69,731

Median home value

$136,200$219,100

Median gross rent

$661$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pettis County	Webster County
Under 5	6.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.4%
75 and over	7.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pettis County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	91.5%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pettis County	Webster County
No high school diploma	12.8%	11.5%
High school graduate	34.1%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pettis County	Webster County
Drove alone	79.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	11.0%	10.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	6.9%
Other means	1.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pettis County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Pettis County	Webster County
Poverty rate	13.4%	16.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1974	1990