Webster Parish, LA

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2023 Population

36,189

1.56% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.2

0.723% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

12,786

1.6% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Webster Parish, LA had a population of 36.2k people with a median age of 41.2 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Webster Parish, LA declined from 36,761 to 36,189, a −1.56% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Webster Parish, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Webster Parish, LA are Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (886 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Webster Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Webster Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Webster Parish, LA borders Columbia County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, and Claiborne Parish, LA.

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Economy

The economy of Webster Parish, LA employs 12.8k people. The largest industries in Webster Parish, LA are , and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($75,284), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,481), and Finance & Insurance ($41,522).

Employment

Occupations

12.8k

2023 Value

± 832

−1.6%

1 Year decline

± 9.31%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Webster Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.6%, from 13k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Webster Parish, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,556 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,271 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (982 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Webster Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.8k

2023 Value

± 832

−1.6%

1 Year decline

± 9.31%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Webster Parish, LA declined at a rate of −1.6%, from 13k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Webster Parish, LA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Webster Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Webster Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

60
Retail Trade
51
Other Services (except Public Administration)
44
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$95.9k
Manufacturing
$92.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$62.2k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Webster County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 64.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.653%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.653%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Webster County, LA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Webster Parish, LA are White (550 and 62.1%), followed by Black or African American (265 and 29.9%), Hispanic or Latino (38 and 4.29%), and Two or More Races (14 and 1.58%).

The largest universities in Webster Parish, LA by number of degrees awarded are Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (886 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in Webster Parish, LA are Instrumentation Technology (367 and NaNk%), Welding Technology (121 and NaNk%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (98 and NaNk%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 970 students enrolled in Webster Parish, LA, 61% men and 39% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 474 records, of which 28.5% were women and 71.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Webster Parish, LA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Webster Parish, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

886 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College with 886 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 702 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Webster Parish, LA, which is 3.82 times more than the 184 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 550 degrees mean that there were 2.08 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 265 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Webster Parish, LA have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Webster Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 17.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Webster Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3.61%.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Webster Parish, LA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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N/A

Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Webster Parish, LA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Webster Parish, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Webster Parish, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84.1%)
Worked At Home (6.86%)
Carpooled (5.95%)

In 2023, 84.1% of workers in Webster Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.86%) and those who carpooled to work (5.95%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Webster Parish, LA have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Webster Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Webster Parish, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Webster Parish, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Webster Parish, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 17.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Webster Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3.61%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Webster Parish, LA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Webster Parish, LA is false, followed by false and false.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

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Health

N/A% of the population of Webster Parish, LA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Webster Parish, LA see 1725 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.48% increase from the previous year (1667 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3618 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 398 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,725 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Webster Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Webster Parish, LA see an average of 1,725 patients per year. This represents a 3.48% increase from the previous year (1,667 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Webster Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Webster Parish, LA N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Webster Parish, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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