Webster County, KY has a population of 13,331 people with a median age of 39.8 and a median household income of $38,374. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Webster County, KY declined from 13,357 to 13,331, a 0.19% decrease and its median household income declined from $38,917 to $38,374, a 1.4% decrease.
The population of Webster County, KY is 88.9% White, 4.95% Hispanic, and 4.42% Black. 5.79% of the people in Webster County, KY speak a non-English language, and 98% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Webster County, KY are Henderson Community College, with 518 graduates, Pat Wilson's Beauty College, with 61 graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.
The median property value in Webster County, KY is $78,700, and the homeownership rate is 70.2%. Most people in Webster County, KY commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Webster County, KY is 2 cars per household.
Webster County, KY is the 83rd most populated county in Kentucky and borders Caldwell County, KY; Crittenden County, KY; Henderson County, KY; Hopkins County, KY; McLean County, KY; and Union County, KY& 1 more.
The economy of Webster County, KY employs 5,133 people. The economy of Webster County, KY is specialized in Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; and Utilities, which employ respectively 18.52; 2.95; and 2.13 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Webster County, KY are Manufacturing (1,054), Healthcare & Social Assistance (671), and Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction (562), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($71,724), Utilities ($62,768), and Educational Services ($42,590).
Median household income in Webster County, KY is $38,374. Males in Webster County, KY have an average income that is 1.23 times higher than the average income of females, which is $42,907. The income inequality of Webster County, KY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.482 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Webster County, KY. In Webster County, KY the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 15 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $11,720. Perry County, KY has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Kentucky.
Webster County, KY is home to a population of 13,331 people, from which 98% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Webster County, KY is composed of 11,851 White residents (88.9%), 660 Hispanic residents (4.95%), 589 Black residents (4.42%), 187 Two+ residents (1.4%), and 19 Other residents (0.14%). The most common foreign languages in Webster County, KY are Spanish (500 speakers), German (173 speakers), and Other West Germanic (12 speakers), but compared to other places, Webster County, KY has a relative high number of German (173 speakers), Other West Germanic (12 speakers), and Scandinavian (3 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Green River Area Development District (Southwest) PUMA, KY awarded 579 degrees. The student population of Green River Area Development District (Southwest) PUMA, KY is skewed towards females, with 118 male students and 461 female students. Most students in Green River Area Development District (Southwest) PUMA, KY are White (491 and 84.8%), followed by Black or African American (69 and 11.9%), Unknown (8 and 1.38%), and Two or more races (5 and 0.86%). The largest universities in Green River Area Development District (Southwest) PUMA, KY by number of graduates are Henderson Community College (518 and 89.5%), Pat Wilson's Beauty College (61 and 10.5%), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Green River Area Development District (Southwest) PUMA, KY are General Business Administration & Management (88 and 15.2%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (75 and 13%), and Medical Assistant (32 and 5.53%). The median tuition costs in Green River Area Development District (Southwest) PUMA, KY are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Webster County, KY is $78,700, which is 0.38 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $74,600 to $78,700, a 5.5% increase. The homeownership rate of Webster County, KY is 70.2%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Webster County, KY have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Webster County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.