Webster County Information
Webster in
West Virginia occupies
556 square miles and has a 2006 population of
9,696, a change from a 2000 population of
9,719 and
10,729 in 1990.
12.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.8% percent is 25-35, and
12.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
14 acts of violent crime reported in
Webster in 2004, a change from
51 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
199 people:
5.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
7.3%.
Read more about
Webster, West Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Webster | |
| State | West Virginia | |
| Land Area | 556 sq. miles | Ranked 1,986 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 9,696 | Ranked 2,464 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 9,739 | |
| Population 2000 | 9,719 | Ranked 2,470 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 10,729 | Ranked 2,315 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 99.5% | |
| African American | % | |
| Asian American | .1% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 14 | 51 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 13 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 131 | 145 |
| Burglaries | 41 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 81 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 9 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 3,447 | 3,259 |
| Unemployed Population | 199 | 237 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.8% | 7.3% |
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