Demographics of Webster County, Missouri

Webster County, Missouri had 43,054 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,042 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Webster County, in four figures

43,054
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.4%
Change since July 2020: +4,042 people.; 37.0 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,155 ±$2,974
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Webster County, Missouri's population grew 10.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Webster County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Webster County, Missouri's population grew 10.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Webster County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	39,012	100.0	100.0
2021	39,608	101.5	100.2
2022	40,367	103.5	100.7
2023	41,476	106.3	101.6
2024	42,084	107.9	102.5
2025	43,054	110.4	103.1

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Population of Webster County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	39,012	−75	+64	0	−119
2021	39,608	+596	+97	+12	+477
2022	40,367	+759	+114	+18	+626
2023	41,476	+1,109	+179	+6	+911
2024	42,084	+608	+242	−10	+375
2025	43,054	+970	+228	−17	+767

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.0 ±0.5: for men 35.8 ±0.4 and for women 38.4 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Webster County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	2,939 ±91	7.3% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,195 ±452	20.2% ±1.1	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,351 ±344	8.3% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,781 ±396	24.2% ±1.0	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,846 ±396	24.3% ±1.0	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,388 ±449	15.8% ±1.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,155 ±$2,974, and income per person $30,265 ±$1,505, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Webster County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,985 ±347	14.2% ±2.5	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,602 ±390	18.6% ±2.8	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,898 ±381	20.8% ±2.7	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,164 ±306	15.5% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,731 ±369	19.6% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	837 ±220	6.0% ±1.6	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	747 ±206	5.3% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Webster County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	5,953 ±1,025	15.2% ±2.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,318 ±507	21.6% ±4.5	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,636 ±560	13.5% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	999 ±259	11.4% ±2.9	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Webster County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Webster County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	15,493 ±31	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±2.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±2.1	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.4% ±3.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.6% ±3.2	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$228,800 ±$11,559	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$789 ±$76	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Webster County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	947 ±0	2.3% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	36,949 ±497	91.2% ±1.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	434 ±212	1.1% ±0.5	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 102	0% to 0.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	96 ±45	0.2% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 142	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 151	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,880 ±517	4.6% ±1.3	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Webster County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	26,212 ±1,042	64.7% ±2.6	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,421 ±989	33.1% ±2.4	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	88 to 324	0.2% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	661 ±250	1.6% ±0.6	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	388 ±174	1.0% ±0.4	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	131 to 415	0.3% to 1.0%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Webster County among the counties of Missouri

27th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Webster County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pulaski County	54,442	+0.8%
Callaway County	45,765	+3.2%
Phelps County	45,247	+1.6%
Pettis County	44,254	+2.9%
Camden County	44,047	+2.9%
Webster County	43,054	+10.4%
Butler County	41,904	−0.4%
Howell County	40,798	+2.5%
Lawrence County	39,401	+3.7%
Warren County	39,016	+9.2%
Scott County	37,975	−0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026