Webster County, West Virginia

Webster County has a population of 8,144 and has shrunk 7.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $76,100, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $43,839.

Home price
$76,100
Income
$43,839
Population
8,144
Unemployment
9.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$76,100county
Median gross rent$709county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198057.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use20.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$869county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$662county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,061county
Home insurance / yr$1,860(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living88.3(statewide)
Median household income$43,839county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate23.3%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 home3.0%county
Unemployment rate9.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.2%county
Share of workers employed by government18.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.3%county
Economic output per resident$22,007county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.40%county
Top state income tax4.82%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.82%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(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 time29.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport9011county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station48 micounty
Households without a vehicle13.0%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.8(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 higher12.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.6%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1048county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.6%county

Place

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

Population8,144county
Land area in square miles553county
People per square mile of land14.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-7.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age47.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.1%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.0%county
Second languages0.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls17.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents275county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in103county
Households that moved away108county
Average income of arriving households$35,524county
Average income of departing households$44,380county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate249(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.6 incounty
Annual snowfall87.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.88 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing127 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days176 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 25county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use892 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.8%county
Homes heated by propane31.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood22.9%county
Households with broadband80.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk60.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk89.2county
Hail risk14.9county
Earthquake risk24.3county
Tornado risk4.5county
Tropical cyclone risk31.9county
Extreme heat risk2.0county
Winter weather risk30.1county
Strong wind risk14.0county
Wildfire risk2.2county

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 West Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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