Webster City, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,769

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.6

6.93% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.63%

9.16% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$63,430

3.67% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Webster City, IA is home to a population of 7.77k people, from which 91.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10% of Webster City, IA residents were born outside of the country (779 people).

In 2024, there were 8.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.94k people) in Webster City, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 719 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 331 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.7%

2024 Citizenship

91.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.7% of Webster City, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Webster City, IA was 91.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Webster City, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Webster City, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.94k ± 196
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
719 ± 314
White (Hispanic)
331 ± 203

17%

Hispanic Population

1.32k people

17% of the people in Webster City, IA are hispanic (1.32k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Webster City, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

10%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

779 people

10.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

820 people

As of 2024, 10% of Webster City, IA residents (779 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Webster City, IA was 10.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Webster City, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
174 ± 77
Gulf War (2001-)
142 ± 98
Gulf War (1990s)
75 ± 58

Webster City, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Webster City, IA.

Economy

The economy of Webster City, IA employs 3.66k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Webster City, IA were Manufacturing (793 people), Retail Trade (473 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (472 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($89,444), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,945), and Transportation & Warehousing ($88,750).

Employment

Occupations

3.66k

2024 Value

± 464

9.1%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Webster City, IA grew at a rate of 9.1%, from 3.35k employees to 3.66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Webster City, IA, are Sales & Related Occupations (496 people), Management Occupations (366 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (357 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Webster City, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.66k

2024 Value

± 464

9.1%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Webster City, IA grew at a rate of 9.1%, from 3.35k employees to 3.66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Webster City, IA, are Manufacturing (793 people), Retail Trade (473 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (472 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Webster City, IA, though some of these residents may live in Webster City, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,643

Median earning men ± $6,580

$37,338

Median earning women ± $8,530

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,188), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,945), and Public Administration ($85,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,644), Manufacturing ($53,352), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,228).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Webster City, IA was $127,200 in 2024, which is 0.382 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,400 to $127,200, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Webster City, IA is 64.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Webster City, IA have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Webster City, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$127,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,310

$2,091

Median Property Taxes

±$313

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Webster City, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Webster City, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.3%

Homeownership

2024

50.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.3% of the housing units in Webster City, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Webster City, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$63,430

Median Household Income

± $13,544

3.25k

Number of Households

± 423

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.25k households in Webster City, IA declined from $63,430 from the previous year's value of $65,844.

The following chart displays the households in Webster City, IA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Webster City, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.3%)
Carpooled (6.94%)
Worked At Home (3.52%)

In 2024, 88.3% of workers in Webster City, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.94%) and those who worked at home (3.52%).

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

18.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Webster City, IA have a shorter commute time (18.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.713% of the workforce in Webster City, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.63% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Webster City, IA (657 out of 7.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Webster City, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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