Webster County, Iowa (IA)

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• • 31,79886.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,9005.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,7334.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5441.5%Two or more races
  • 5211.4%Asian alone
  • 1190.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 90.02%Some other race alone
  • 50.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $140,901

Here:	$140,901
State:	$201,113

Townhouses or other attached units: $155,410

Here:	$155,410
State:	$195,638

In 2-unit structures: $170,943

Here:	$170,943
State:	$120,562

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,933

Here:	$121,933
State:	$143,957

Mobile homes: $29,056

Here:	$29,056
State:	$75,033

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 40
• Burglaries: 108
• Thefts: 177
• Auto thefts: 39

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 109
• Thefts: 192
• Auto thefts: 25

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,888 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,507 (1.5%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Buchanan County , Butler County , Plymouth County, Massachusetts , Kenosha County, Wisconsin , Fayette County , Union County, South Dakota .

Current college students: 1,918
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,101 (43.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3452010 or later
• 2032000 to 2009
• 3251990 to 1999
• 2071980 to 1989
• 621970 to 1979
• 190Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,399
• One, attached: 306
• Two: 318
• 3 or 4: 723
• 5 to 9: 658
• 10 to 19: 395
• 20 to 49: 547
• 50 or more: 310
• Mobile homes: 493
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 37

Housing units in Webster County with a mortgage: 5,355 (71 second mortgage, 427 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,179

Religion statistics for Webster County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Webster County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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.

4.99% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,770 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.14% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($23,588 average AGI)
1.85% relocated from other states ($15,181 average AGI)

Webster County:	1.85%
Iowa average:	2.42%

from Hamilton County, IA	0.35% ($38,479 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, IA	0.27% ($32,763)
from Humboldt County, IA	0.27% ($33,184)
from Polk County, IA	0.27% ($38,000)
from Story County, IA	0.17% ($30,739)
from Black Hawk County, IA	0.16% ($41,864)

6.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,396 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.04% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($29,036 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($17,360 average AGI)

Webster County:	2.06%
Iowa average:	2.69%

to Polk County, IA	0.84% ($47,415 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, IA	0.46% ($44,828)
to Humboldt County, IA	0.34% ($39,660)
to Story County, IA	0.32% ($41,222)
to Hamilton County, IA	0.31% ($43,023)
to Wright County, IA	0.16% ($31,591)

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 2006: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Webster County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,991 (2,729 living alone), Female householders: 7,574 (2,928 living alone)

• 6,384 spouses (6,345 opposite-sex spouses), 1,319 unmarried partners, (1,281 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,786 children (8,092 natural, 186 adopted, 494 stepchildren), 411 grandchildren, 275 brothers or sisters, 196 parents, 7 foster children, 211 other relatives, 768 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,816

Size of family households: 4,606 2-persons, 1,829 3-persons, 1,340 4-persons, 718 5-persons, 256 6-persons, 153 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,682 1-person, 878 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

4,509 married couples with children.
2,467 single-parent households (768 men, 1,699 women).

95.7% of residents of Webster speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 30% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 15% 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:

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)

• Year house built in Webster County, Iowa
• 2212014 or later
• 1812010 to 2013
• 8092000 to 2009
• 1,2211990 to 1999
• 9001980 to 1989
• 2,7461970 to 1979
• 1,5501960 to 1969
• 2,4171950 to 1959
• 1,2621940 to 1949
• 5,7361939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Webster County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Webster County, Iowa
• 61 room
• 272 rooms
• 1883 rooms
• 8714 rooms
• 2,0155 rooms
• 2,2516 rooms
• 1,7597 rooms
• 1,5888 rooms
• 1,7989+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Webster County, Iowa
• 3211 room
• 3042 rooms
• 7693 rooms
• 1,3294 rooms
• 9145 rooms
• 5166 rooms
• 3647 rooms
• 3488 rooms
• 1809+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Webster County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Webster County, Iowa
• 15no bedroom
• 2301 bedroom
• 2,3102 bedrooms
• 5,1793 bedrooms
• 2,2644 bedrooms
• 4995+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Webster County, Iowa
• 345no bedroom
• 1,1381 bedroom
• 2,1002 bedrooms
• 1,0433 bedrooms
• 2834 bedrooms
• 1785+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Webster County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Webster County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 161no vehicle
• 2,7181 vehicle
• 4,5602 vehicles
• 1,9663 vehicles
• 8204 vehicles
• 2685+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Webster County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,135no vehicle
• 2,2941 vehicle
• 1,0452 vehicles
• 4313 vehicles
• 1314 vehicles
• 515+ vehicles

85.1% of Webster County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 28,041
• Other state: 7,321
• Northeast: 538
• Midwest: 4,004
• South: 1,294
• West: 1,498

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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