Webster County, Iowa Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Webster County is 7th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Webster County is 8th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Webster County is 11th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - Two or More

Webster County is 12th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Size in square miles

Webster County is 13th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Webster County is 14th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales

Webster County is 15th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Webster County is 15th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Webster County is 16th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Households

Webster County is 16th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Housing units

Main Cities Within Webster County, Iowa

Fort Dodge, Iowa

Webster County, Iowa Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Webster County	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	37,273	17th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	715.6	12th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	53.1	21st	54.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Webster County	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	60th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.7%	83rd	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.1%	70th	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Webster County	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.9%	73rd	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.9%	47th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Webster County	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	93.2%	87th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.1%	7th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	28th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	35th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	67th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	11th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	25th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.5%	75th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Webster County	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	48.6%	95th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.1%	36th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Webster County	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	16,975	16th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	19.7%	8th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	15,855	16th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.4%	97th	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$86,000	67th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.3	76th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	31	29th	9,501	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Webster County	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$23,718	64th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$41,695	90th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.4%	17th	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Webster County	Rank	Iowa	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,042	15th	80,113	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	15,410	16th	1,263,665	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,884	18th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$577,547	14th	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,022	13th	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$61,910	15th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732

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