CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Webster

Texas · 4,678 residents · 6.34 sq mi

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With 4,678 people, Webster is a city in Texas. 18% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 4,405 fewer people here than in 2000. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is roughly 20% ahead of the Texas median. Median home value sits at $67,100.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,678

−48%vs 2000

vs 9,083 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

+3%vs 2000

vs 29.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54%(187)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(225)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(300)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(319)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413.6%(635)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3427.9%(1,304)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(627)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(422)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.8%(270)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.5%(117)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(199)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(73)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,377

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,385 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,035

−22%vs 2000

vs $21,964 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,100

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$503

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $700 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

18.3%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

81.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.6%(5,046)

Black8.8%(803)

Hispanic / Latino27.2%(2,474)

Asian5.7%(517)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.1%(3,839)

Black5.9%(278)

Hispanic / Latino19.2%(898)

Asian4.5%(211)

Other7.5%(350)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.2%(1,264)

Central American9%(1,111)

Guatemalan3.7%(452)

Salvadoran3.3%(408)

Honduran2%(251)

Cuban1.9%(234)

Spaniard1.6%(199)

Puerto Rican1.5%(186)

South American1.1%(140)

Peruvian0.4%(51)

Ecuadorian0.4%(46)

Colombian0.3%(43)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.5%(433)

Pakistani1.7%(208)

Vietnamese0.4%(49)

Japanese0.3%(38)

Burmese0.3%(32)

Chinese0.2%(29)

Filipino0.2%(28)

Cambodian0.2%(20)

Malaysian0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(9)

Tongan0.1%(8)

Ancestry

English10.9%(1,344)

German9.8%(1,213)

Irish8.7%(1,078)

American4.7%(578)

Subsaharan African4.2%(518)

Scottish2.6%(322)

Italian2.2%(271)

Arab2.2%(270)

French2%(246)

Nigerian0.9%(108)

Norwegian0.7%(84)

Austrian0.6%(77)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.5%(63)

Danish0.5%(62)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(62)

Dutch0.5%(58)

Swedish0.5%(56)

West Indian0.4%(53)

Polish0.4%(50)

British0.4%(46)

Canadian0.3%(41)

Russian0.3%(33)

Lebanese0.2%(26)

Croatian0.2%(25)

Romanian0.2%(20)

Welsh0.2%(20)

Portuguese0.2%(19)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

Haitian0.1%(10)

Jordanian0.1%(9)

Swiss0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 20.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married53%(2,546)

Married37.2%(1,786)

Widowed3.4%(162)

Divorced6.4%(308)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(1,943)

Married37%(2,014)

Widowed8.3%(450)

Divorced19%(1,036)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.6%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 30.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.4%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.7%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.5%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)55.2%(353)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)1.7%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.1%(135)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 639 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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