Webster County, Iowa

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 36,848
Median household income: $68,054
Median home value: $138,500

Webster County, Iowa counts 36,848 residents. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. At $68,054, its median household income sits below Iowa's $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Webster County's population held roughly steady from 36,545 to 36,848, while its median household income rose 43.4% from $47,466 to $68,054.

Owners occupy 70.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,848
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $68,054
Median home value: $138,500
Median gross rent: $762
Housing units: 17,053
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,54536,848

Median household income

$47,466$68,054

Median home value

$99,100$138,500

Median gross rent

$642$762

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,545	$47,466	$99,100	$642
2020	36,348	$51,909	$107,900	$667
2021	37,114	$56,934	$110,900	$696
2022	36,986	$65,335	$130,400	$747
2023	36,848	$68,054	$138,500	$762

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,109	5.7%
5 to 17	5,763	15.6%
18 to 24	4,141	11.2%
25 to 34	4,404	12.0%
35 to 44	4,371	11.9%
45 to 54	3,869	10.5%
55 to 64	4,933	13.4%
65 to 74	4,104	11.1%
75 and over	3,154	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,190	84.6%
Black or African American	1,163	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	0.2%
Asian	427	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.4%
Two or more races	1,651	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,217	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,907	7.7%
High school graduate	8,092	32.6%
Some college or associate's	9,742	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,809	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,285	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,366	83.2%
Carpooled	1,288	7.5%
Public transit	37	0.2%
Walked	516	3.0%
Bicycle	40	0.2%
Worked from home	698	4.0%
Other means	331	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,770	52.9%
15 to 29 min	4,900	29.6%
30 to 44 min	1,397	8.4%
45 to 59 min	541	3.3%
60+ min	970	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 11.7% (3,994 of 34,068)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,389	53.6%
Nonfamily households	7,252	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,641	91.7%
Vacant	1,412	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,962	70.1%
Renter-occupied	4,679	29.9%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,143	77.1%
1-unit, attached	264	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,592	9.3%
5 to 19 units	812	4.8%
20 or more units	795	4.7%
Mobile home & other	447	2.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 19187
State: Iowa
Land area: 716 sq mi
Water area: 2.81 sq mi
Center point: 42.4336, -94.1758