Webb City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 13,165 people and two associated neighborhoods, Webb City is the 57th largest community in Missouri. Webb City has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Webb City, where the median household income is $58,964.00.

A relatively large number of people in Webb City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 18.27 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.

The overall education level of Webb City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.91% 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 $25,502, 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 $102,008 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 Polish.