Webster County, WV Demographic Data
Webster County, WV Summary
Webster County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 9,158
- Area: 556.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 553.47 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.76 sq. miles
- Population Density: 16.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,536.75 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Webster County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,446
50%
50.8
Male
4,374
50%
49.2
Total Population
8,820
323,128,000
Webster County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
502
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
548
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
446
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
459
5.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
461
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
837
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,038
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,237
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
770
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
665
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,117
12.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
458
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
282
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,028
79.7%
77.2
Female
3,578
50.9%
51.3
Male
3,450
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,795
77.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,241
25.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,857
21.1%
15.2
Female
976
52.6%
55.8
Male
881
47.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Webster County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,803
99.8%
96.8
White
8,791
99.7%
72.6
Black or African American
2
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.1%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
5
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
17
0.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9
0.1%
17.8
Mexican
9
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,811
99.9%
82.2
Webster County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
770
12.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
902
14.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,948
46.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,074
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
122
1.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
318
5.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
270
4.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,672
26.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,732
73.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
588
9.2%
31.2
Webster County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,476
20.2%
33.7%
Now Married
3,920
53.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,238
16.9%
11.0%
Separated
87
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
603
8.2
5.8%
Webster County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,262
99.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
56
0.7%
21.6%
Spanish
12
0.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
32
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.1%
1.1%
Webster County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
583
14.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
500
12.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
632
16.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
433
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
584
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
643
16.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
334
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
181
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
38
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
24
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
29,982
57,617
Per capita income
18,652
31,128
Webster County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
527
17.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
152
5.1%
9.8
Construction
179
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
867
28.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
70
2.3%
6.6
Information
8
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
240
8.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
77
2.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
118
3.9%
11.4
Public administration
198
6.6%
4.6
Retail trade
348
11.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
182
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
43
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
675
22.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
600
19.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
407
13.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
516
17.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
811
27.0%
18.1%
Webster County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,902
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,260
77.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
256
8.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.1%
5.1
Walked
117
4.0%
2.7
Other means
171
5.9%
1.8
Worked at home
94
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.8
26.6
Webster County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
531
13.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,157
29.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,463
37.0%
37.1
3 or more
801
20.3%
21.0
Webster County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,952
73.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,864
72.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,088
27.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,463
27.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Webster County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,415
1 room
119
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
103
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
208
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,115
20.6%
16.5
5 rooms
1,426
26.3%
19.8
6 rooms
808
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
750
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
435
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
451
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Webster County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,415
1-unit, detached
3,713
68.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
0.1%
5.9
2-units
18
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
83
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
212
3.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
26
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
116
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,244
23.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Webster County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
794
14.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
637
11.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
556
10.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
432
8.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
965
17.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
831
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
661
12.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
438
8.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
101
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Webster County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
66
1.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,095
27.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,482
37.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
183
4.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
61
1.5%
0.1
Wood
978
24.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
87
2.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Webster County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
895
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
109
12.2%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
178
19.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
608
67.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
459
52.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
89
10.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
97
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
3.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
206
23.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Webster County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
789
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
387
49.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
402
51.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
299
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
491
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
74
9.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
21
2.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
56
7.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
89
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
43
5.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
488
63.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
317
0.0%
0.0%
Webster County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,864
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
950
33.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,142
39.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
436
15.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
189
6.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
64
2.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
64
2.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
66,700
205,000