Webster County, Nebraska

Webster County has a population of 3,360 and has shrunk 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $117,600, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $64,347.

Home price
$117,600
Income
$64,347
Population
3,360
Unemployment
0.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$117,600county
Median gross rent$647county
Median year homes here were built1951county
Share of homes built before 198080.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$732county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,279county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$64,347county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate9.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.6%county
Unemployment rate0.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed18.6%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$108,352county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.45%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14130county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment748county
Students per full-time teacher10.5county
Free lunch eligible34.1%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution28 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.7%county
Frequent mental distress14.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,360county
Land area in square miles575county
People per square mile of land5.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store28.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.9%county
Share of households that are one person23.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages3.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents442county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in63county
Households that moved away62county
Average income of arriving households$41,825county
Average income of departing households$39,081county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings47.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.2 incounty
Annual snowfall21.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.47 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing129 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days156 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 4county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh9.4¢county
Household electricity use1,331 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas60.3%county
Homes heated by propane14.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.7%county
Households with broadband92.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk18.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk92.7county
Landslide risk10.3county
Hail risk98.9county
Earthquake risk10.3county
Tornado risk42.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk23.1county
Winter weather risk61.1county
Strong wind risk92.0county
Wildfire risk42.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Webster County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nebraska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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