Webster City

Population: 7,769
Median household income: $65,844
Median home value: $115,400

Webster City is a community in Hamilton County, Iowa, home to 7,769 residents. Its median household income of $65,844 runs below the Hamilton County figure of $71,750.

From 2019 to 2023, Webster City's population held roughly steady from 7,732 to 7,769, while its median home value rose 19.0% from $97,000 to $115,400.

Households average 2.33 people. The median gross rent is $878.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,769
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,844
Median home value: $115,400
Median gross rent: $878
Housing units: 3,685
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7327,769

Median household income

$55,446$65,844

Median home value

$97,000$115,400

Median gross rent

$700$878

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,732	$55,446	$97,000	$700
2020	7,699	$54,531	$92,600	$772
2021	7,825	$54,413	$89,500	$775
2022	7,787	$59,665	$95,200	$844
2023	7,769	$65,844	$115,400	$878

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	451	5.8%
5 to 17	1,483	19.1%
18 to 24	550	7.1%
25 to 34	742	9.6%
35 to 44	1,171	15.1%
45 to 54	860	11.1%
55 to 64	814	10.5%
65 to 74	767	9.9%
75 and over	931	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,990	77.1%
Black or African American	148	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	210	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	121	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,273	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	551	10.4%
High school graduate	1,766	33.4%
Some college or associate's	1,820	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	834	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	314	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,932	87.5%
Carpooled	191	5.7%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	94	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	126	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,802	55.9%
15 to 29 min	691	21.4%
30 to 44 min	383	11.9%
45 to 59 min	157	4.9%
60+ min	192	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 9.5% (721 of 7,589)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,822	55.8%
Nonfamily households	1,445	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,267	88.7%
Vacant	418	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,153	65.9%
Renter-occupied	1,114	34.1%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,589	70.3%
1-unit, attached	78	2.1%
2 to 4 units	232	6.3%
5 to 19 units	483	13.1%
20 or more units	253	6.9%
Mobile home & other	50	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1983145
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.4624, -93.8182