Webster

Population: 12,300
Median household income: $60,384
Median home value: $303,900

Webster, a community in Worcester County, Massachusetts, has 12,300 residents. The median household income of $60,384 is below the Worcester County median ($93,561).

From 2019 to 2023, Webster's population grew 3.0% from 11,943 to 12,300, while its median home value rose 49.8% from $202,900 to $303,900.

33.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1953.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,300
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $60,384
Median home value: $303,900
Median gross rent: $1,112
Housing units: 5,541
Homeownership rate: 43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,94312,300

Median household income

$49,051$60,384

Median home value

$202,900$303,900

Median gross rent

$909$1,112

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,943	$49,051	$202,900	$909
2020	11,719	$50,036	$222,100	$895
2021	12,086	$53,176	$230,300	$975
2022	12,264	$59,375	$274,000	$999
2023	12,300	$60,384	$303,900	$1,112

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	674	5.5%
5 to 17	2,060	16.7%
18 to 24	1,268	10.3%
25 to 34	1,886	15.3%
35 to 44	1,618	13.2%
45 to 54	1,546	12.6%
55 to 64	1,444	11.7%
65 to 74	958	7.8%
75 and over	846	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,633	62.1%
Black or African American	821	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.3%
Asian	257	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	126	1.0%
Two or more races	362	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,069	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	752	9.1%
High school graduate	2,950	35.6%
Some college or associate's	3,039	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,081	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	476	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means4.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,582	79.5%
Carpooled	339	5.9%
Public transit	54	0.9%
Walked	174	3.0%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	330	5.7%
Other means	276	4.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,287	23.7%
15 to 29 min	1,607	29.6%
30 to 44 min	1,591	29.3%
45 to 59 min	396	7.3%
60+ min	552	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 19.7% (2,352 of 11,923)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,845	55.6%
Nonfamily households	2,270	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,115	92.3%
Vacant	426	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,230	43.6%
Renter-occupied	2,885	56.4%

1-unit, detached33.6%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units44.0%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,861	33.6%
1-unit, attached	220	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2,440	44.0%
5 to 19 units	804	14.5%
20 or more units	184	3.3%
Mobile home & other	32	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2573930
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 42.0463, -71.8745