Who is the Webster County County Attorney?

Darren D. Driscoll (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Webster County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Webster County County Recorder?

Lindsay Laufersweiler (Democratic) is the County Recorder of Webster County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Webster County Sheriff?

Luke M. Fleener (Republican) is the Sheriff of Webster County, Iowa.

Who is the Webster County County Treasurer?

Brenda L. Angstrom (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Webster County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Webster County commissioners?

Austin V. Hayek (County Supervisor, District 1); Nathan Montgomery (County Supervisor, District 2); Robert D. Thode (County Supervisor, District 3); Niki Conrad (County Supervisor, District 4); John Cochrane (County Supervisor, District 5).

What is the population of Webster County?

About 36,886 people, with a median age of 39.7; the median household income is $68,975 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Webster County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 589 people unemployed in a labor force of 17,792, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Webster County?

30 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 4 school district and 12 special district governments.

Webster County, IA elected officials: county supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Webster County: 9 seats on 5 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Supervisors

Webster County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Supervisor, District 1	Austin V. Hayek Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 2	Nathan Montgomery Republican source
County Supervisor, District 3	Robert D. Thode Democratic source
County Supervisor, District 4	Niki Conrad Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 5	John Cochrane Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Darren D. Driscoll Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Recorder	Lindsay Laufersweiler Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Luke M. Fleener Republican source
County Treasurer	Brenda L. Angstrom Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Webster County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 30 local governments in Webster County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	13	0
School districts (school boards)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	12	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Webster County

36,886people

39.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$68,975 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

22%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$153,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

5.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.3%U.S.: 8.4%

40.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

20.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.6% · White 83.9% · Black 3.3% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 5.1% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Webster County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Iowa: 3.2%.

589people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

17,203people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

17,792in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	589	17,203	17,792
August 2026	3.8%	675	17,203	17,878
July 2026	3.7%	664	17,450	18,114
June 2026	3.6%	644	17,357	18,001
May 2026	3.1%	553	17,332	17,885
April 2026	2.6%	456	17,342	17,798
March 2026	3.6%	639	17,134	17,773
February 2026	3.6%	636	16,978	17,614
January 2026	3.9%	682	16,845	17,527
December 2025	3.2%	570	17,319	17,889
November 2025	3.2%	572	17,309	17,881
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.1%	556	17,269	17,825
August 2025	3.7%	649	16,995	17,644
July 2025	4.2%	755	17,377	18,132
June 2025	3.9%	707	17,274	17,981
May 2025	3.6%	646	17,165	17,811
April 2025	3.4%	596	17,160	17,756
March 2025	3.9%	676	16,878	17,554
February 2025	3.7%	646	16,699	17,345
January 2025	4.0%	693	16,727	17,420
December 2024	3.3%	574	16,826	17,400
November 2024	3.3%	575	16,783	17,358
October 2024	3.3%	571	16,954	17,525

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.6%	642	17,107	17,749
2024	3.3%	571	16,931	17,502
2023	3.3%	583	16,982	17,565
2022	3.3%	590	17,064	17,654
2021	4.5%	795	16,718	17,513
2020	5.5%	965	16,615	17,580
2019	3.2%	600	17,982	18,582
2018	3.5%	648	17,647	18,295
2017	4.0%	731	17,724	18,455
2016	4.3%	831	18,711	19,542

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Iowa's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.2% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Webster County

709.9 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 233.9.

1,988.4 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 1,171.7.

1murders2025, 266 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	266	709.9	745	1,988.4
2024	295	788.9	862	2,305.1
2023	195	524.0	875	2,351.3
2020	213	597.7	981	2,752.7
2019	156	434.5	989	2,754.8
2017	198	541.9	1,226	3,355.4
2016	163	442.3	1,105	2,998.3

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Fort Dodge Police Department	2025	232	697	24,892
Webster County Sheriff's Office	2025	33	46	10,872
Gowrie Police Department	2025	1	2	940

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Iowa · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.53 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 36,704 people.

56sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

41civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Webster County Sheriff's Office	21	37	10,872
Fort Dodge Police Department	34	4	24,892
Gowrie Police Department	1	0	940

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	56	1.53	41	3
2024	59	1.61	26	3
2023	59	1.62	27	3
2022	59	1.58	33	3
2021	60	1.67	20	4
2020	59	1.66	21	4
2019	59	1.64	22	4
2016	56	1.52	22	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Webster County County Attorney?: Darren D. Driscoll (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Webster County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Webster County County Recorder?: Lindsay Laufersweiler (Democratic) is the County Recorder of Webster County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Webster County Sheriff?: Luke M. Fleener (Republican) is the Sheriff of Webster County, Iowa.
Who is the Webster County County Treasurer?: Brenda L. Angstrom (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Webster County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Webster County commissioners?: Austin V. Hayek (County Supervisor, District 1); Nathan Montgomery (County Supervisor, District 2); Robert D. Thode (County Supervisor, District 3); Niki Conrad (County Supervisor, District 4); John Cochrane (County Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Webster County?: About 36,886 people, with a median age of 39.7; the median household income is $68,975 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Webster County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 589 people unemployed in a labor force of 17,792, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Webster County?: 30 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 4 school district and 12 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from county election offices' elected-officials pages where they publish one, and elsewhere from the Iowa Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results (each seat's last election); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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