With 35,820 people, Webster Parish is a county in Louisiana. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $114,500. The foreign-born share is 1%. The poverty rate is 23.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 32% less than in Louisiana as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,182, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Webster Parish
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.0% → 13.3%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share67.6% → 61.3%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population41,989 → 35,820(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
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)19.7%(348)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(413)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(695)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,770 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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Over time
Webster Parish, decade by decade
Webster Parish population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
41,989
$44,920
$96,243
10.0%
55.4
2000
41,831
$51,750
$94,544
12.6%
58.7
2010
41,207
$51,787
$109,907
13.5%
61.0
2020
36,967
$36,754
$103,387
15.0%
64.9
2024
35,820
$41,182
$114,500
13.3%
63.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
