Webster

Population: 501
Median household income: $54,444
Median home value: $330,000

Webster is a community in Jackson County, North Carolina, home to 501 residents. Its median household income of $54,444 runs in line with the Jackson County figure of $53,479.

Between 2019 and 2023, Webster's population grew 38.4% from 362 to 501, while its median home value rose 10.0% from $300,000 to $330,000.

54.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 501
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $54,444
Median home value: $330,000
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 203
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

362501

Median household income

$44,375$54,444

Median home value

$300,000$330,000

Median gross rent

$675$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	362	$44,375	$300,000	$675
2020	325	$51,250	$261,500	$743
2021	400	$45,313	$306,700	$750
2022	470	$40,833	$345,700	$738
2023	501	$54,444	$330,000	$800

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 1732.3%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 544.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	10.0%
5 to 17	162	32.3%
18 to 24	11	2.2%
25 to 34	54	10.8%
35 to 44	48	9.6%
45 to 54	24	4.8%
55 to 64	65	13.0%
65 to 74	47	9.4%
75 and over	40	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	369	73.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	3.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree25.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	3.2%
High school graduate	50	18.0%
Some college or associate's	69	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	80	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	70	25.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	122	84.1%
Carpooled	5	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	12.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63	49.6%
15 to 29 min	27	21.3%
30 to 44 min	23	18.1%
45 to 59 min	11	8.7%
60+ min	3	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 28.8% (144 of 500)

	Count	Share
Family households	112	65.1%
Nonfamily households	60	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	172	84.7%
Vacant	31	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	61.6%
Renter-occupied	66	38.4%

1-unit, detached85.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	174	85.7%
1-unit, attached	1	0.5%
2 to 4 units	24	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	1	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3771600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3500, -83.2190