COMPARING TWO PLACES
Webster County vs Adams County
PLACE A
Webster County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Adams County, Mississippi
Webster County is 57% smaller than Adams County. Webster County earns more, with a median household income $15,984 higher.
WEBSTER COUNTYADAMS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population12,92930,061−57% vs Adams County
Population density3965−26
Population growth-4.4%-8.5%+4.1 pts
Median age39.542.0−2.5
Male49.5%49.4%+0.2 pts
Female50.5%50.6%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born4.4%5.1%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%37.1%+49.4 pts
Black4.1%56.0%−52.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.1%3.5%+3.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other2.2%3.1%−0.9 pts
Median household income$59,628$43,644+$15,984
Per capita income$27,267$27,252+$15
Poverty rate13.5%27.0%−13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.518−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%20.6%−7.8 pts
Graduate degree5.2%6.5%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%6.4%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation54.4%47.3%+7.1 pts
Median home value$112,900$108,700+$4,200
Median gross rent$783$734+$49
Owner-occupied73.8%68.1%+5.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%23.2%−9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households15.6%40.0%−24.3 pts
Average commute28.721.3+7.5
Worked from home2.6%2.5%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.8%11.3%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025