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Demographic & Socio-Economic Characteristics

A reference letter is in brackets behind the title for each table.
The reference for each table is listed at the bottom of the page.
Rates are per 100,000 population

Population By Age and Gender (a)

Age Group

Female

Male

Webster
Total

State
Total

<1 Year

248

270

518 (1.3%)

(1.3%)

1-4 Years

1,016

1,038

2,054 (5.3%)

(5.2)

5-14 Years

2,695

2,083

5.498 (14.2%)

(14.2%)

15-24 Years

2,421

2,491

4,912 (12.7%)

(14.3%)

25-44 Years

5,268

5,122

10.390 (26.9%)

(28.7%)

45-64 Years

4,377

4,111

8,488 (22.0%)

(21.3%)

>65 Years

4,049

2,707

6m756 (17.5%)

(15.0%)

Totals

20,074

18,542

38,616
(100.0%)

(100.0%)

Dependency Indicators (a)

Webster

State

Total Population

38,616

2,852,532

Percent
Population >18

27.3%

25.2%

Percent
Population <64

17.5%

15.0%

Population By Race (a)

Race

Webster

State

Asian

214 (0.6%)

35.778 (1.3%)

Black

898 (2.3%)

55,669 (2.0%)

Native American

113 (0.3%)

8,511 (0.3%)

White

37,391 (96.8%)

2,752,000 (96.5%)

Educational Attainment (1990) (a)

Webster

State

>12th Grade

2,390 (9.3%)

166,335 (8.8%)

9-12th Grade
With No Diploma

5,729 (22.3%)

353,800 (19.1%)

Percentage of High School Dropouts (a)

Webster

State

3.9%

2.0%

Marriage Dissolutions (b)

Crude Rate

Crude Rank

Webster

4.4

84

State

3.7

Median Household Income (1993) (a)

Webster

State

$31,127

$33,436

% Percent of Poverty (a)

Webster

State

Total

11.8%

11.5%

Black

43.1%

37.1%

White

11.2%

10.8%

Percent of Child Population (0-5) At Or Below 185% of Poverty (c)

Webster

State

37.8%

28.9%

Percent of Families With Children (0-5) Headed By Single Parent (d)

Webster

State

Living With
Mother

17.8%

14.6%

Living With
Father

2.6%

3.0%

Total

20.4%

17.6%

Percent of People Over 65 In Nursing Homes (e)

Webster

State

12.7%

8.1%

Skilled Nursing Utilization (a)

Webster

State

Percent <55 Discharged To A
Skilled Nursing
Home

13.3%

17.5%

Topic References are indicated by brackets following each topic item, and are listed below.

(a) Iowa Health Indicator Tracking System 1997
(b) IA Health Fact Book 1994-1996
(c) Iowa Department Public Health/Iowa State University Extension 1997-1998
(d) ISU Extension To Communities 1990
(e) 1990 U.S. Census


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