Union County vs. Webster County

	Union County (KY)	Webster County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14,505	13,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.3%	-3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	15,007	13,621
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	15,007	13,621
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.6%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.6%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	47.9%	50.5%
White alone, percent	83.7%	92.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.4%	4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.0%	5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.0%	88.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	895	745
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,266	5,963
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.3%	73.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$86,500	$81,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$939	$938
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$354	$335
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$601	$567
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.6%	6.3%
Building permits, 2018	3	8
Households, 2014-2018	5,465	4,975
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.42	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.0%	87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.6%	6.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.7%	76.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.7%	62.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.4%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.0%	9.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.4%	17.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.3%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.7%	51.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.4%	46.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	83,639	14,258
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	142,815	189,362
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	278,410	38,122
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	195,949	79,997
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,195	$5,889
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.3	25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,844	$40,947
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,027	$21,880
Persons in poverty, percent	16.3%	18.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	257	220
Total employment, 2017	3,874	1,832
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	163,991	74,361
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	-11.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	710	663
All firms, 2012	781	711
Men-owned firms, 2012	346	380
Women-owned firms, 2012	212	213
Minority-owned firms, 2012	46	25
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	638	661
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	35	84
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	624	577
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.9%	27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	43.8	41.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	342.85	331.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Union county (KY) and Webster county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.