COMPARING TWO PLACES
Webster County vs Sumter County
PLACE A
Webster County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Sumter County, Alabama
Webster County is 12% larger than Sumter County. Webster County earns more, with a median household income $26,318 higher. Webster County has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -10%).
WEBSTER COUNTYSUMTER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population12,92911,588+12% vs Sumter County
Population density3913+26
Population growth-4.4%-10.3%+5.9 pts
Median age39.535.7+3.8
Male49.5%44.3%+5.2 pts
Female50.5%55.7%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born4.4%0.9%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%25.7%+60.9 pts
Black4.1%68.1%−64.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.1%0.7%+6.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other2.2%5.3%−3.1 pts
Median household income$59,628$33,310+$26,318
Per capita income$27,267$21,267+$6,000
Poverty rate13.5%26.5%−12.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.500−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%19.0%−6.3 pts
Graduate degree5.2%9.5%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%12.1%−8.0 pts
Labor force participation54.4%45.4%+9.0 pts
Median home value$112,900$82,600+$30,300
Median gross rent$783$775+$8
Owner-occupied73.8%66.8%+6.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%24.1%−10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households15.6%39.5%−23.9 pts
Average commute28.723.2+5.5
Worked from home2.6%9.3%−6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.8%8.6%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025