Webster County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,439
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 11,309
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,480 (it was 4,569 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 29% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 715 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 52 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.2%), Manufacturing (14.3%), Retail trade (12.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 31,19583.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,2706.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,7994.8%Two or more races
- 1,2673.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4111.1%Asian alone
- 1480.4%Some other race alone
- 780.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 40.3 years |
Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
Males: 19,477 | (52.5%) |
Females: 17,644 | (47.5%) |
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Webster County: | 2.0 people |
Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $64,424 ($35,334 in 1999)
This county: | $64,424 |
Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $599 (lower quartile is $482, upper quartile is $697)
This county: | $599 |
State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $139,735 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
Webster: | $139,735 |
Iowa: | $194,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,136Detached houses: $177,260
Here: $177,260 State: $245,224 Townhouses or other attached units: $192,850
Here: $192,850 State: $238,767 In 2-unit structures: $203,919
Here: $203,919 State: $243,070 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $155,589
Here: $155,589 State: $190,519 Mobile homes: $34,150
Here: $34,150 State: $51,271
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $514
Institutionalized population: 1,756
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 15
- Burglaries: 18
- Thefts: 64
- Auto thefts: 16
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 31
- Burglaries: 42
- Thefts: 67
- Auto thefts: 18
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 22 buildings, average cost: $211,200
- 2021: 28 buildings, average cost: $202,600
- 2020: 56 buildings, average cost: $167,600
- 2019: 25 buildings, average cost: $141,300
- 2018: 68 buildings, average cost: $174,200
- 2017: 19 buildings, average cost: $209,900
- 2016: 18 buildings, average cost: $206,600
- 2015: 13 buildings, average cost: $231,100
- 2014: 16 buildings, average cost: $264,000
- 2013: 41 buildings, average cost: $159,100
- 2012: 31 buildings, average cost: $201,000
- 2011: 15 buildings, average cost: $138,700
- 2010: 23 buildings, average cost: $147,300
- 2009: 16 buildings, average cost: $119,000
- 2008: 25 buildings, average cost: $209,400
- 2007: 39 buildings, average cost: $161,300
- 2006: 29 buildings, average cost: $136,700
- 2005: 58 buildings, average cost: $137,500
- 2004: 55 buildings, average cost: $145,800
- 2003: 58 buildings, average cost: $140,200
- 2002: 51 buildings, average cost: $139,000
- 2001: 71 buildings, average cost: $133,200
- 2000: 72 buildings, average cost: $120,600
- 1999: 56 buildings, average cost: $120,100
- 1998: 66 buildings, average cost: $116,800
- 1997: 45 buildings, average cost: $109,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,122 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,870 (1.5%)
Webster County: | 12.0% |
Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.3 years old
(Males: 37.2 years old, Females: 43.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.1 years old, Black residents: 28.4 years old, American Indian residents: 57.7 years old, Asian residents: 47.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.5 years old, Other race residents: 24.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Webster County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $694 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fort Dodge, Gowrie, Dayton, Badger, Coalville, Otho, Lehigh, Duncombe, Callender, Harcourt.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Webster County: Kier (A), Buffalo Grove (B), Sunny Side (C), Cana (D), Newtonville (E), Atlanta (F), Campton (G), Wapsipinicon Country Club (H), Jesup Wastewater Plant (I), Independence Wastewater Treatment Plant (J), Otterville Bridge State Access (K), Buffalo Creek Country Club (L), Fairbank (M), Buchanan County Home (N), Westburg Townhall (O), Sumner Townhall (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Webster County include: Bible Church (A), Hoover Church (B), Kingdom Hall (C), Bible Presbyterian Church (D), Pine Creek Mission Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Amish Cemetery (1), Otterville Cemetery (2), Payne Cemetery (3), Byron Cemetery (4), Saint Athanasius Cemetery (5), Campton Cemetery (6), Saint Marys Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Oelwein (A), Fontana Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Buck Creek (A), East Branch Buffalo Creek (B), Camp Creek (C), Smith Creek (D), Silver Creek (E), Sand Creek (F), Pine Creek (G), Otter Creek (H), Harter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Webster County include: Boies Bend County Park (1), Buffalo Creek County Park (2), Jakway Forest County Park (3), Cutshaw Bridge State Access Area (4), Three Elms County Park (5), Fontana Park (6), Troy Mills State Fish and Game Area (7), Troy Mills Wapsie County Park (8), Van Laningham County Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Benton County , Buchanan County , Butler County , Plymouth County, Massachusetts , Kenosha County, Wisconsin , Fayette County , Union County, South Dakota .
Here: | 2.7% |
Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 1,918
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,028 (26.8% naturalized citizens)
Webster County: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4012010 or later
- 1382000 to 2009
- 2491990 to 1999
- 2071980 to 1989
- 621970 to 1979
- 190Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 13,294
- One, attached: 361
- Two: 586
- 3 or 4: 749
- 5 to 9: 385
- 10 to 19: 389
- 20 to 49: 584
- 50 or more: 310
- Mobile homes: 422
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42
Housing units in Webster County with a mortgage: 5,775 (456 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 356 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 189
Here: | 2.6% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Webster County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 9,414 | 29 |
Evangelical Protestant | 7,058 | 32 |
Catholic | 7,056 | 1 |
Other | 893 | 4 |
Black Protestant | 132 | 2 |
None | 13,460 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Webster County: | 1.81 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Webster County: | 7.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.70 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Webster County: | 8.3% |
Iowa: | 7.8% |
Webster County: | 28.0% |
State: | 27.3% |
Here: | 15.6% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Webster County:
Average size of farms: 447 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $165,206
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $287.74
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.29%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 30.58%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $123,829
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $129,882
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.78
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.91%
Corn for grain: 187455 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 178461 harvested acres
Vegetables: 102 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Webster County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1734480.2 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 39 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/11/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 25 people and caused $2 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Webster County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 182% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 441.6 miles away from Webster County center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 241.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 290.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 241.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 431.1 miles away from Webster County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 498.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
- Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 6, 2018 - July 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1727: September 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1727, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Snow, Incident Period: February 28, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3275: March 30, 2007, FEMA Id: 3275, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1518: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Webster County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 6, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15,655 (81.2%)
- Carpooled: 1,495 (7.8%)
- Bus: 8 (0.0%)
- Ferryboat: 5 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 330 (1.7%)
- Bicycle: 51 (0.3%)
- Walked: 614 (3.2%)
- Worked at home: 874 (4.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Mexico (35%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
- Philippines (9%)
- Other Northern America (9%)
- Korea (4%)
- Thailand (3%)
- Eritrea (3%)
- German (27%)
- American (9%)
- Irish (8%)
- Norwegian (7%)
- English (7%)
- European (5%)
- Swedish (4%)
People in group quarters in Webster County, Iowa in 2010:
- 1,158 people in state prisons
- 768 people in college/university student housing
- 409 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 59 people in correctional residential facilities
- 49 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 44 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 41 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 38 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 32 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 20 people in group homes intended for adults
- 5 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 4 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Webster County, Iowa in 2000:
- 1,173 people in state prisons
- 686 people in nursing homes
- 292 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 103 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 103 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 48 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 38 people in other group homes
- 36 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 35 people in halfway houses
- 30 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
8.24% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($26,681 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.24% |
Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.89% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($16,479 average AGI)
2.35% relocated from other states ($10,202 average AGI)
Webster County: 2.35% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Polk County, IA | 0.96% ($18,676 average AGI) |
from Calhoun County, IA | 0.36% ($43,902) |
from Hamilton County, IA | 0.35% ($58,480) |
from Lee County, IA | 0.30% ($1,326) |
from Black Hawk County, IA | 0.28% ($13,250) |
from Wright County, IA | 0.22% ($43,484) |
from Humboldt County, IA | 0.21% ($41,483) |
6.05% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,619 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.05% |
Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.06% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($30,685 average AGI)
1.99% relocated to other states ($16,934 average AGI)
Webster County: 1.99% Iowa average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Polk County, IA | 0.70% ($51,448 average AGI) |
to Humboldt County, IA | 0.35% ($48,042) |
to Calhoun County, IA | 0.30% ($65,452) |
to Hamilton County, IA | 0.30% ($51,357) |
to Story County, IA | 0.28% ($39,789) |
to Wright County, IA | 0.23% ($50,031) |
to Dallas County, IA | 0.18% ($46,720) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,465 (6,293 aged, 1,172 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 554 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Webster County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (951)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (679)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (657)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (527)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (379)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (262)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (225)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (220)
- Unspecified dementia (214)
- Congestive heart failure (96)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 18,509
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 392
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,995
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,159
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,164
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 59
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 79
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 116.2. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 37,121- Male householders: 8,256 (2,741 living alone), Female householders: 7,817 (3,139 living alone)
6,630 spouses (6,616 opposite-sex spouses), 1,552 unmarried partners, (1,541 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,563 children (7,864 natural, 235 adopted, 465 stepchildren), 424 grandchildren, 217 brothers or sisters, 167 parents, 6 foster children, 98 other relatives, 682 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,811
Size of family households: 4,580 2-persons, 1,935 3-persons, 1,290 4-persons, 660 5-persons, 319 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,879 1-person, 1,175 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 84 4-persons.
4,465 married couples with children.
2,386 single-parent households (1,073 men, 1,313 women).
95.0% of residents of Webster speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 20% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 36% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $277,875,000 ($7,073 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $36,329,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $106,471,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,544,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,155,000
Federal grants: $43,694,000
Federal procurement contracts: $32,225,000 ($28,601,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,786,000 ($5,387,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $784,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,833,000
Federal Government insurance: $92,389,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,547Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,364
Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +171
Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,527
Here: | -39 per 1000 residents |
State: | -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.87 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.7 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Webster County, Iowa
- 512020 or later
- 7782010 to 2019
- 1,0702000 to 2009
- 9651990 to 1999
- 9231980 to 1989
- 2,5241970 to 1979
- 1,5181960 to 1969
- 2,5541950 to 1959
- 1,2331940 to 1949
- 5,2081939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Webster County, Iowa
- 181 room
- 262 rooms
- 1783 rooms
- 9114 rooms
- 2,1705 rooms
- 1,9716 rooms
- 1,9077 rooms
- 1,4888 rooms
- 2,5789+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Webster County, Iowa
- 1831 room
- 2602 rooms
- 1,0013 rooms
- 1,3794 rooms
- 8025 rooms
- 5626 rooms
- 2267 rooms
- 2448 rooms
- 1159+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Webster County, Iowa
- 28no bedroom
- 2841 bedroom
- 2,6222 bedrooms
- 5,2323 bedrooms
- 2,4964 bedrooms
- 5845+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Webster County, Iowa
- 222no bedroom
- 1,2571 bedroom
- 2,2422 bedrooms
- 7533 bedrooms
- 2734 bedrooms
- 525+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Webster County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 169no vehicle
- 2,8201 vehicle
- 4,7682 vehicles
- 2,2093 vehicles
- 7994 vehicles
- 5245+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Webster County in renter-occupied apartments
- 920no vehicle
- 2,2681 vehicle
- 9162 vehicles
- 3333 vehicles
- 2224 vehicles
- 1145+ vehicles
86.3% of Webster County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.
Webster County: | 86.3% |
State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 28,785
- Other state: 7,127
- Northeast: 499
- Midwest: 3,876
- South: 1,161
- West: 1,604
- 69.8%Utility gas
- 16.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.0%Electricity
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 46.9%Utility gas
- 43.1%Electricity
- 4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.7%No fuel used
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.2%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 9.3% |
Iowa: | 10.6% |
Here: | 25.8% |
Iowa: | 7.9% |
Here: | 16.1% |
Iowa: | 23.9% |
Webster County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,011,000
Cash and Securities: $1,334,000
- Charges - Other: $1,074,000
Other: $939,000
- Construction - General - Other: $4,837,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,318,000
Regular Highways: $791,000
Regular Highways: $714,000
General - Other: $463,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,947,000
Regular Highways: $8,491,000
Health - Other: $6,770,000
Health - Other: $5,411,000
Police Protection: $2,711,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,391,000
Police Protection: $2,052,000
Financial Administration: $1,907,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,758,000
General Public Buildings: $1,484,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,369,000
General Public Buildings: $1,294,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,290,000
Central Staff Services: $1,204,000
Central Staff Services: $1,089,000
General - Other: $901,000
Financial Administration: $891,000
General - Other: $818,000
Parks and Recreation: $709,000
Parks and Recreation: $649,000
Natural Resources - Other: $548,000
Natural Resources - Other: $492,000
Public Welfare - Other: $201,000
Public Welfare - Other: $191,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $140,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $96,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
Solid Waste Management: $45,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,144,000
Interest on Debt: $437,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $282,000
Other - Libraries: $214,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,258,000
Other: $1,153,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,905,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,122,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,567,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,114,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,362,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,783,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,752,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $496,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $496,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,652,000
Special Assessments: $2,330,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,083,000
Interest Earnings: $859,000
Interest Earnings: $473,000
Sale of Property: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $372,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,741,000
Cash and Securities: $16,780,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $641,000
Cash and Securities: $23,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,360,000
Highways: $4,094,000
Other: $3,676,000
Other: $2,762,000
Health and Hospitals: $927,000
Health and Hospitals: $905,000
General Local Government Support: $625,000
General Local Government Support: $575,000
Public Welfare: $167,000
Public Welfare: $139,000
- Tax - Property: $15,368,000
Property: $13,212,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,114,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,077,000
Public Utilities Sales: $921,000
Public Utilities Sales: $859,000
Motor Vehicle License: $419,000
Motor Vehicle License: $336,000
Other License: $167,000
Other License: $63,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,746,000
Webster County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,011,000
Cash and Securities: $1,334,000
- Charges - Other: $1,074,000
Other: $939,000
- Construction - General - Other: $4,837,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,318,000
Regular Highways: $791,000
Regular Highways: $714,000
General - Other: $463,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,947,000
Regular Highways: $8,491,000
Health - Other: $6,770,000
Health - Other: $5,411,000
Police Protection: $2,711,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,391,000
Police Protection: $2,052,000
Financial Administration: $1,907,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,758,000
General Public Buildings: $1,484,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,369,000
General Public Buildings: $1,294,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,290,000
Central Staff Services: $1,204,000
Central Staff Services: $1,089,000
General - Other: $901,000
Financial Administration: $891,000
General - Other: $818,000
Parks and Recreation: $709,000
Parks and Recreation: $649,000
Natural Resources - Other: $548,000
Natural Resources - Other: $492,000
Public Welfare - Other: $201,000
Public Welfare - Other: $191,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $140,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $96,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
Solid Waste Management: $45,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,144,000
Interest on Debt: $437,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $282,000
Other - Libraries: $214,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,258,000
Other: $1,153,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,905,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,122,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,567,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,114,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,362,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,783,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,752,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $496,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $496,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,652,000
Special Assessments: $2,330,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,083,000
Interest Earnings: $859,000
Interest Earnings: $473,000
Sale of Property: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $372,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,741,000
Cash and Securities: $16,780,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $641,000
Cash and Securities: $23,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,360,000
Highways: $4,094,000
Other: $3,676,000
Other: $2,762,000
Health and Hospitals: $927,000
Health and Hospitals: $905,000
General Local Government Support: $625,000
General Local Government Support: $575,000
Public Welfare: $167,000
Public Welfare: $139,000
- Tax - Property: $15,368,000
Property: $13,212,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,114,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,077,000
Public Utilities Sales: $921,000
Public Utilities Sales: $859,000
Motor Vehicle License: $419,000
Motor Vehicle License: $336,000
Other License: $167,000
Other License: $63,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,746,000
Webster County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,011,000
Cash and Securities: $1,334,000
- Charges - Other: $1,074,000
Other: $939,000
- Construction - General - Other: $4,837,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,318,000
Regular Highways: $791,000
Regular Highways: $714,000
General - Other: $463,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,947,000
Regular Highways: $8,491,000
Health - Other: $6,770,000
Health - Other: $5,411,000
Police Protection: $2,711,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,391,000
Police Protection: $2,052,000
Financial Administration: $1,907,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,758,000
General Public Buildings: $1,484,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,369,000
General Public Buildings: $1,294,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,290,000
Central Staff Services: $1,204,000
Central Staff Services: $1,089,000
General - Other: $901,000
Financial Administration: $891,000
General - Other: $818,000
Parks and Recreation: $709,000
Parks and Recreation: $649,000
Natural Resources - Other: $548,000
Natural Resources - Other: $492,000
Public Welfare - Other: $201,000
Public Welfare - Other: $191,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $140,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $96,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
Solid Waste Management: $45,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,144,000
Interest on Debt: $437,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $282,000
Other - Libraries: $214,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,258,000
Other: $1,153,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,905,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,122,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,567,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,114,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,362,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,783,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,752,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $496,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $496,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,652,000
Special Assessments: $2,330,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,083,000
Interest Earnings: $859,000
Interest Earnings: $473,000
Sale of Property: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $372,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,741,000
Cash and Securities: $16,780,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $641,000
Cash and Securities: $23,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,360,000
Highways: $4,094,000
Other: $3,676,000
Other: $2,762,000
Health and Hospitals: $927,000
Health and Hospitals: $905,000
General Local Government Support: $625,000
General Local Government Support: $575,000
Public Welfare: $167,000
Public Welfare: $139,000
- Tax - Property: $15,368,000
Property: $13,212,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,114,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,077,000
Public Utilities Sales: $921,000
Public Utilities Sales: $859,000
Motor Vehicle License: $419,000
Motor Vehicle License: $336,000
Other License: $167,000
Other License: $63,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,746,000
Webster County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,011,000
Cash and Securities: $1,334,000
- Charges - Other: $1,074,000
Other: $939,000
- Construction - General - Other: $4,837,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,318,000
Regular Highways: $791,000
Regular Highways: $714,000
General - Other: $463,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,947,000
Regular Highways: $8,491,000
Health - Other: $6,770,000
Health - Other: $5,411,000
Police Protection: $2,711,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,391,000
Police Protection: $2,052,000
Financial Administration: $1,907,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,758,000
General Public Buildings: $1,484,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,369,000
General Public Buildings: $1,294,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,290,000
Central Staff Services: $1,204,000
Central Staff Services: $1,089,000
General - Other: $901,000
Financial Administration: $891,000
General - Other: $818,000
Parks and Recreation: $709,000
Parks and Recreation: $649,000
Natural Resources - Other: $548,000
Natural Resources - Other: $492,000
Public Welfare - Other: $201,000
Public Welfare - Other: $191,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $140,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $96,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
Solid Waste Management: $45,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,144,000
Interest on Debt: $437,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $282,000
Other - Libraries: $214,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,258,000
Other: $1,153,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,905,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,122,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,567,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,114,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,362,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,783,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,752,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $496,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $496,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,652,000
Special Assessments: $2,330,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,083,000
Interest Earnings: $859,000
Interest Earnings: $473,000
Sale of Property: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $372,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,741,000
Cash and Securities: $16,780,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $641,000
Cash and Securities: $23,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,360,000
Highways: $4,094,000
Other: $3,676,000
Other: $2,762,000
Health and Hospitals: $927,000
Health and Hospitals: $905,000
General Local Government Support: $625,000
General Local Government Support: $575,000
Public Welfare: $167,000
Public Welfare: $139,000
- Tax - Property: $15,368,000
Property: $13,212,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,114,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,077,000
Public Utilities Sales: $921,000
Public Utilities Sales: $859,000
Motor Vehicle License: $419,000
Motor Vehicle License: $336,000
Other License: $167,000
Other License: $63,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,746,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 753
- Number of aged recipients: 32
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 721
- Number of recipients under 18: 120
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 533
- Number of recipients older than 64: 100
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 325
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 321
Most common first names in Webster County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 345 | 77.4 years |
Mary | 309 | 80.6 years |
Robert | 253 | 73.0 years |
William | 238 | 76.1 years |
James | 204 | 71.5 years |
Helen | 188 | 82.4 years |
Dorothy | 153 | 80.0 years |
Ruth | 149 | 81.3 years |
Anna | 142 | 85.3 years |
Donald | 139 | 69.7 years |
Most common last names in Webster County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 264 | 80.6 years |
Anderson | 203 | 79.7 years |
Peterson | 178 | 80.2 years |
Nelson | 113 | 79.8 years |
Larson | 110 | 79.6 years |
Carlson | 108 | 77.9 years |
Smith | 103 | 74.9 years |
Hanson | 93 | 78.9 years |
Brown | 89 | 79.4 years |
Jones | 82 | 77.2 years |
Businesses in Webster County, IA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
AmericInn | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
Burger King | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
FedEx | 4 | Sears | 2 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Slumberland | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
GameStop | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
Jones New York | 3 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
KFC | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
La-Z-Boy | 3 | Village Inn | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |