Webster County, MO

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2023 Population

39,868

1.54% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJosh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AEric Schmitt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.9

0.272% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

16,655

2.91% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Webster County, MO 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.

Most people in Webster County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Webster County, MO was 2 cars per household.

Webster County, MO borders Christian County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Laclede County, MO, and Wright County, MO.

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Economy

The economy of Webster County, MO employs 16.7k people. The largest industries in Webster County, MO are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,332 people), Manufacturing (2,204 people), and Retail Trade (2,179 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($106,303), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,231), and Transportation & Warehousing ($61,120).

Males in Missouri have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,490. The income inequality in Missouri (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

16.7k

2023 Value

± 936

2.91%

1 Year growth

± 7.89%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Webster County, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,877 people), Management Occupations (1,681 people), and Production Occupations (1,484 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Webster County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.7k

2023 Value

± 936

2.91%

1 Year growth

± 7.89%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Webster County, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,332 people), Manufacturing (2,204 people), and Retail Trade (2,179 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Webster County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Webster County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Establishments by Size

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Civics

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

N/AJosh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

N/AEric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

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 Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 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 Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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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 County, MO have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Webster County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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13.8k

Number of Households

± 851

The following chart displays the households in Webster County, MO 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 County, MO is from Webster County, MO.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Webster County, MO across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.7%)
Carpooled (10.7%)
Worked At Home (6.87%)

In 2023, 79.7% of workers in Webster County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (6.87%).

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

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Webster County, MO have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.86% of the workforce in Webster County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Webster County, MO (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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Webster County, MO 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

N/A% of the population of Webster County, MO 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 County, MO see 3986 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.39% decrease from the previous year (4399 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3974 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1370 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

3,986 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Webster County, MO

Primary care physicians in Webster County, MO see an average of 3,986 patients per year. This represents a 9.39% decrease from the previous year (4,399 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

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

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

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