Because there are quite a few people attending college in Webster County, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Webster County provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Webster County has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Webster County has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Webster County than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Webster County may be for you.
One downside of living in Webster County, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.66 minutes every day commuting to work.
The rate of college-level education in Webster County is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.34% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Webster County in 2022 was $25,407, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,628 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. Important ancestries of people in Webster County include English, German, Irish, African, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Webster County is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
