Webb City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 13,325 people and two associated neighborhoods, Webb City is the 57th largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Webb City was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Webb City economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Webb City, where the median household income is $61,502.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Webb City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Webb City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Webb City who work in office and administrative support (17.56%), sales jobs (12.47%), and teaching (8.11%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.91% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Webb City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.97 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, Webb City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Webb City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.03% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Webb City in 2022 was $27,876, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,504 for a family of four. However, Webb City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Webb City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Webb City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Webb City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Webb City include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Webb City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
