Who is the Webster County Assessor?

Austin Graybill (Republican) is the Assessor of Webster County, Missouri.

Who is the Webster County Circuit Clerk?

Stephanie Vestal (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Webster County Collector of Revenue?

Kevin Farr (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Webster County Coroner?

Michael Taylor (Republican) is the Coroner of Webster County, Missouri.

Who is the Webster County County Clerk?

Stanley D. Whitehurst (Republican) is the County Clerk of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Webster County County Surveyor?

Mark Bouldin (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Webster County, Missouri.

Who is the Webster County Prosecuting Attorney?

Benjamin J. Berkstresser (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Webster County Public Administrator?

Danielle Boggs (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Webster County, Missouri.

Who is the Webster County Recorder of Deeds?

Stacy Atkison (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Webster County Sheriff?

Roye Cole (Republican) is the Sheriff of Webster County, Missouri.

Who is the Webster County Treasurer?

Todd Hungerford (Republican) is the Treasurer of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Webster County commissioners?

Dale Fraker (Associate Commissioner, Northern District); Randy Owens (Associate Commissioner, Southern District); Paul Ipock (Presiding Commissioner).

What is the population of Webster County?

About 40,500 people, with a median age of 37; the median household income is $71,155 and 15.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Webster County?

3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 594 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,412, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Webster County?

18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 4 school district and 7 special district governments.

Webster County, MO elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Webster County: 14 seats on 12 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Commission

Webster County Commission

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Associate Commissioner, Northern District	Dale Fraker Republican source
Associate Commissioner, Southern District	Randy Owens Republican source
Presiding Commissioner	Paul Ipock Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Austin Graybill Republican source
Circuit Clerk	Stephanie Vestal Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Collector of Revenue	Kevin Farr Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Michael Taylor Republican source
County Clerk	Stanley D. Whitehurst Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Mark Bouldin Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	Benjamin J. Berkstresser Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Danielle Boggs Republican source
Recorder of Deeds	Stacy Atkison Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Roye Cole Republican source
Treasurer	Todd Hungerford Republican 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 18 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	6	0
School districts (school boards)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	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

40,500people

37median ageU.S.: 38.9

$71,155 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

15.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$228,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

10.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

15.5%U.S.: 8.4%

33%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.3% · White 91.2% · Black 1.1% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 5.2% (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

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.4%. Missouri: 3.3%.

594people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

17,818people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

18,412in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.2%	594	17,818	18,412
August 2026	3.9%	719	17,721	18,440
July 2026	4.0%	749	17,953	18,702
June 2026	3.8%	707	17,675	18,382
May 2026	3.5%	639	17,654	18,293
April 2026	3.4%	637	17,902	18,539
March 2026	4.2%	772	17,744	18,516
February 2026	4.0%	742	17,756	18,498
January 2026	4.1%	750	17,599	18,349
December 2025	3.0%	559	17,844	18,403
November 2025	3.3%	612	17,814	18,426
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.4%	623	17,520	18,143
August 2025	4.4%	787	17,269	18,056
July 2025	4.6%	845	17,506	18,351
June 2025	4.4%	799	17,550	18,349
May 2025	3.9%	708	17,404	18,112
April 2025	3.5%	646	17,639	18,285
March 2025	4.2%	773	17,503	18,276
February 2025	4.2%	763	17,546	18,309
January 2025	3.9%	720	17,557	18,277
December 2024	3.2%	586	17,561	18,147
November 2024	3.2%	587	17,510	18,097
October 2024	3.2%	576	17,504	18,080

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.9%	712	17,559	18,271
2024	3.6%	646	17,451	18,097
2023	2.9%	512	17,249	17,761
2022	2.4%	407	16,784	17,191
2021	3.3%	556	16,290	16,846
2020	5.5%	904	15,666	16,570
2019	3.6%	599	16,237	16,836
2018	3.2%	523	15,975	16,498
2017	3.9%	645	15,730	16,375
2016	5.0%	818	15,667	16,485

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. Missouri's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% 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

520.0 per 100,0002022. Missouri: 494.4.

948.7 per 100,0002022. Missouri: 2,370.4.

2murders2022, 188 violent crimes in all.

2022 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2022	188	520.0	343	948.7
2021	108	295.7	512	1,401.7
2020	36	99.1	492	1,354.0
2019	26	72.4	468	1,304.0
2018	29	81.5	499	1,402.5
2017	30	85.3	565	1,606.9
2016	55	159.2	560	1,621.0

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Webster County Sheriff's Office	2023	57	101	25,629
Marshfield Police Department	2025	27	177	8,051
Seymour Police Department	2024	1	19	1,930
Fordland Police Department	2021	1	9	861
Niangua Police Department	2022	0	0	398

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 Missouri · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.17 per 1,000 residents2019, 5 agencies serving 35,889 people.

42sworn officers2019, full-time, as of October 31.

22civilian staff2019, full-time.

2019 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (5), 2019

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Webster County Sheriff's Office	19	21	25,031
Marshfield Police Department	12	1	7,566
Seymour Police Department	7	0	2,016
Fordland Police Department	2	0	850
Niangua Police Department	2	0	426

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 Assessor?: Austin Graybill (Republican) is the Assessor of Webster County, Missouri.
Who is the Webster County Circuit Clerk?: Stephanie Vestal (Republican) is the Circuit Clerk of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Webster County Collector of Revenue?: Kevin Farr (Republican) is the Collector of Revenue of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Webster County Coroner?: Michael Taylor (Republican) is the Coroner of Webster County, Missouri.
Who is the Webster County County Clerk?: Stanley D. Whitehurst (Republican) is the County Clerk of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Webster County County Surveyor?: Mark Bouldin (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Webster County, Missouri.
Who is the Webster County Prosecuting Attorney?: Benjamin J. Berkstresser (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Webster County Public Administrator?: Danielle Boggs (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Webster County, Missouri.
Who is the Webster County Recorder of Deeds?: Stacy Atkison (Republican) is the Recorder of Deeds of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Webster County Sheriff?: Roye Cole (Republican) is the Sheriff of Webster County, Missouri.
Who is the Webster County Treasurer?: Todd Hungerford (Republican) is the Treasurer of Webster County, Missouri. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Webster County commissioners?: Dale Fraker (Associate Commissioner, Northern District); Randy Owens (Associate Commissioner, Southern District); Paul Ipock (Presiding Commissioner).
What is the population of Webster County?: About 40,500 people, with a median age of 37; the median household income is $71,155 and 15.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Webster County?: 3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 594 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,412, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Webster County?: 18 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 4 school district and 7 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Missouri Secretary of State's Official Manual (Blue Book) 2025–2026; 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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