Webster County’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Webster County is worth considering.
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.
In Webster County, just 9.30% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
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.
