Webster County, Missouri

Webster County has a population of 40,500 and has grown 10.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $228,800, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $71,155.

Home price
$228,800
Income
$71,155
Population
40,500
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$228,800county
Median gross rent$789county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198035.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,403(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,095county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$883county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,498county
Home insurance / yr$3,979(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89(statewide)
Median household income$71,155county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate15.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.5%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.3%county
Economic output per resident$31,035county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax4.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.44%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport702338county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station99 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths54.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.1%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment5210county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible45.2%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools5county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population40,500county
Land area in square miles593county
People per square mile of land68.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age37.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.8%county
Share of households that are one person20.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages8.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents246county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in1,325county
Households that moved away1,165county
Average income of arriving households$52,366county
Average income of departing households$49,315county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year226county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings32.7%county
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.1 incounty
Annual snowfall14.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F42 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing89 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days203 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 8county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,125 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity42.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.1%county
Homes heated by propane28.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood11.1%county
Households with broadband82.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk43.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.3county
Landslide risk49.0county
Hail risk47.2county
Earthquake risk70.3county
Tornado risk65.6county
Tropical cyclone risk23.5county
Extreme heat risk81.9county
Winter weather risk67.8county
Strong wind risk80.6county
Wildfire risk69.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Webster County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Missouri figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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