Webster County, Kentucky

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,873
Median household income: $58,786
Median home value: $97,600

Home to 12,873 residents, Webster County is one of Kentucky's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $58,786, its median household income sits below Kentucky's $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Webster County's population declined 1.5% from 13,068 to 12,873, while its median household income rose 39.6% from $42,119 to $58,786.

12.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,873
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,786
Median home value: $97,600
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 5,728
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,06812,873

Median household income

$42,119$58,786

Median home value

$75,600$97,600

Median gross rent

$631$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,068	$42,119	$75,600	$631
2020	13,021	$44,540	$76,200	$641
2021	12,994	$47,051	$75,600	$655
2022	12,951	$55,451	$86,700	$710
2023	12,873	$58,786	$97,600	$774

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	797	6.2%
5 to 17	2,271	17.6%
18 to 24	1,081	8.4%
25 to 34	1,480	11.5%
35 to 44	1,547	12.0%
45 to 54	1,656	12.9%
55 to 64	1,746	13.6%
65 to 74	1,448	11.2%
75 and over	847	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,230	87.2%
Black or African American	549	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.2%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	215	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	841	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,168	13.4%
High school graduate	3,896	44.7%
Some college or associate's	2,561	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	710	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	389	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,356	82.6%
Carpooled	667	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	94	1.8%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	126	2.4%
Other means	19	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,601	31.1%
15 to 29 min	1,241	24.1%
30 to 44 min	1,203	23.4%
45 to 59 min	542	10.5%
60+ min	558	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 13.9% (1,746 of 12,558)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,568	72.5%
Nonfamily households	1,352	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,920	85.9%
Vacant	808	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,592	73.0%
Renter-occupied	1,328	27.0%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,134	72.2%
1-unit, attached	155	2.7%
2 to 4 units	178	3.1%
5 to 19 units	195	3.4%
20 or more units	59	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1,007	17.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 21233
State: Kentucky
Land area: 332 sq mi
Water area: 3.63 sq mi
Center point: 37.5204, -87.6852

Cities & places

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