Webster is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 17,817 people and four associated neighborhoods, Webster is the 114th largest community in Massachusetts.

Also of interest is that Webster has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One downside of living in Webster, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.81 minutes every day commuting to work.

The percentage of people in Webster who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.35% of adults in Webster have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Webster in 2022 was $42,499, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,996 for a family of four. However, Webster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Webster is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Webster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Webster residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Webster also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.24% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Webster include Irish, Polish, French, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Webster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.