Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA

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2022 Population

128,071

0.409% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.9

0.239% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

10.9%

3.28% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$65,840

9.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA had a population of 128k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $65,840. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA declined from 128,597 to 128,071, a −0.409% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,966 to $65,840, a 9.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.4%), White (Hispanic) (2.92%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.22%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.01%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.44%).

6.12% of the households in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.8% of the residents in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA are Iowa Central Community College (1,134 degrees awarded in 2022), Ellsworth Community College (172 degrees), and La James International College-Ft Dodge (14 degrees).

Most people in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA was 2 cars per household.

Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA borders Sioux, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Lyon, Emmet, Palo Alto & Osceola Counties PUMA, IA, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Kossuth, Hancock, Winnebago, Mitchell & Worth Counties PUMA, IA, Bremer, Winneshiek, Fayette, Clayton, Allamakee, Chickasaw & Howard Counties PUMA, IA, Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA, Marshall, Benton, Poweshiek, Tama & Iowa Counties PUMA, IA, Story & Boone Counties PUMA, IA, and Northwest Central Iowa--Storm Lake, Denison & Cherokee Region PUMA, IA.

United States Iowa

Economy

The economy of Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA employs 57.2k people. The largest industries in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA are Construction (4,146 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,711 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,629 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction, & mining & oil & gas field machinery manufacturing ($117,014), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($97,891), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($92,252).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

26,543

Women

48.4%

28,346

Men

51.6%

The workforce of Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA in 2020 was 54,889 people, with 48.4% woman, and 51.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

57.2k

2022 Value

1.93%

1 Year growth

± 1.93%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA grew at a rate of 1.93%, from 56.1k employees to 57.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,662 people), Registered nurses (1,655 people), and Other managers (1,497 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

57.2k

2022 Value

1.93%

1 Year growth

± 1.93%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA grew at a rate of 1.93%, from 56.1k employees to 57.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA, are Construction (4,146 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,711 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,629 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA, though some of these residents may live in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,031

Median earning men ± $1,416

$33,203

Median earning women ± $956

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,813), Public Administration ($61,811), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,503).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($48,100), Wholesale Trade ($44,583), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,240).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.16%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA awarded 1,320 degrees. The student population of Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,773 male students and 3,024 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA are White (939 and 73.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (121 and 9.42%), Black or African American (81 and 6.31%), and Two or More Races (76 and 5.92%).

The largest universities in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA by number of degrees awarded are Iowa Central Community College (1,134 and 85.9%), Ellsworth Community College (172 and 13%), and La James International College-Ft Dodge (14 and 1.06%).

The most popular majors in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (473 and 35.8%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (135 and 10.2%), and Registered Nursing (97 and 7.35%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.501% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (36.7k), Some college (23.3k), and Bachelors Degree (14.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA is $65,840. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA was Dallas, Madison Counties PUMA, IA with a value of $97,664, followed by Polk County (West) PUMA, IA and Linn County outside Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA, with respective values of $93,727 and $91,766.

Rent vs Own

74%

Homeownership

2022

61.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 74% of the housing units in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA was Dallas, Madison Counties PUMA, IA with a value of $97,664, followed by Polk County (West) PUMA, IA and Linn County outside Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA, with respective values of $93,727 and $91,766.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,840

Median Household Income

± $1,419

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2022, the median household income of the N/A households in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA grew to $65,840 from the previous year's value of $59,966.

The following chart displays the households in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.386

2022 Wage GINI in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA

0.386

2021 Wage GINI in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA

In 2022, the income inequality in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA was 0.386 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0506% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82%)
Worked At Home (6.88%)
Carpooled (6.55%)

In 2022, 82% of workers in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.88%) and those who carpooled to work (6.55%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.01% of the workforce in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA (13.5k out of 123k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.8% of the population of Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA has health coverage, with 48.5% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1357 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.742% increase from the previous year (1347 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1431 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 532 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,357 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Iowa

Primary care physicians in Iowa see an average of 1,357 patients per year. This represents a 0.742% increase from the previous year (1,347 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Iowa in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.19%

Uninsured

48.5%

Employer Coverage

16.6%

Medicaid

16%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

1.18%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA declined by 3.17% from 5.36% to 5.19%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties PUMA, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.