Texas · Census place 76948
Webster, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Webster, Texas (Webster, TX — Census place “Webster city”) is 12,283 residents, ranking #233 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $62,536, the median home is worth $284,900 and median gross rent runs $1,316 a month. Looking for the Webster Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Webster, TX: 77598.
- Population
- 12,283Webster city residents
- Median household income
- $62,536Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $284,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,316Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 19.1%Owner-occupied households
Webster ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Webster.
The Webster TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Webster city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Webster city median would spend about 25.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 19.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Webster city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Webster city is a mid-size town in Texas, with 12,283 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #233 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 36 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Webster city earn a median of $62,536 a year, 20.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Webster city is valued at $284,900, 6.1% below the national figure and 59% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,316 a month, 6.4% below the national figure, or roughly $15,792 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 19.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- El Campo city 12,220
- Borger city 12,398
- Richmond city 12,117
- Levelland city 12,565
- Hornsby Bend CDP 12,021
- Lantana CDP 12,583
- Fort Bliss CDP 12,009
- Robinson city 12,668
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Webster city?
- Webster city has 12,283 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #233 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Webster city?
- Median household income in Webster city is $62,536 a year, 20.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Webster city?
- Median gross rent is $1,316 a month and the median home value is $284,900, so rent absorbs about 25.3% of median household income.
- Is Webster city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Webster city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Webster city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.