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. Much of the housing stock in Webb City was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Webb City economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.27 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The percentage of people in Webb City who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.91% of adults in Webb 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.