The overall crime rate in Webster County is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Webster County has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Webster County a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Webster County, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Webster County have a very low rate of college education: just 9.30% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Webster County in 2022 was $22,246, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,984 for a family of four. However, Webster County contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Webster County is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Webster County home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Webster County residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Webster County also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.66% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Webster County include English, German, African, Irish, and Jamaican.
The most common language spoken in Webster County is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
