Webster County, IA Population

Overview

37,114

Total Population

39.2

Median age

47.86%

Female population %

109:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

57.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,122

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Webster County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Webster County is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Webster County's population under 18 was 21.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Webster County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Webster County, 17.65% were under the age of 15, 21.85% aged 15 to 29, 41.83% aged 30 to 64, 16.14% aged 65 to 84, and 2.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,592 less females than males in Webster County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.86% females and 52.14% males in Webster County, IA.
The Webster County, IA gender ratio is 109:100 i.e. 109 men to 100 women (1.090).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,628.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,381.

Webster County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Webster County population: 88.68% are White, 4.32% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.34% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.82% are some other race and 3.56% are multiracial.
Webster County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,122 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 34,992 (94.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Webster County is White with a population of 32,914 (88.68% of the total population).

Webster County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 40,255 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Webster County's population decreased by 2,373 (5.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Webster County's population decreased by 897 (2.37%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Webster County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 35,982.