About Webb

Webb is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,173 people and just one neighborhood, Webb is the 193rd largest community in Alabama.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Webb is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.7% of the Webb workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Webb is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Webb who work in sales jobs (15.19%), office and administrative support jobs (14.21%), and teaching (4.37%).

Webb is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Webb isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.46% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Webb is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Webb Information and Demographics

The population of Webb has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 7.45% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Webb in 2000 was $15,795, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,180 for a family of four.

Webb is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Webb home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Webb is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Webb include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Webb is English. Some people also speak Spanish.