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Webster County, GA: population growth, jobs and income

Webster County gained 38 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.6%).

Webster County had an estimated 2,369 residents in 2025, up 0.7% (17 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Georgia as a whole (+5.3%), and the 115th fastest growth of 159 counties in Georgia.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$658/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes26.2%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months72025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

9

2025

3.8 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 3 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 412 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +25.2% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.9% in 2025, 0.7 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 9 new homes in 2025, or 3.8 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $46,792 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +47.9% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,649th.

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Webster County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20252,369+38
20242,331−27
20232,358+15
20222,343−18
20212,361+9
20202,352–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Webster County

Webster County grew by 17 people since 2020 even though 54 more residents moved to other U.S. counties than came from them: deaths outnumbered births by 8, and net international migration added 78.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+11−8
International migrationfrom and to other countries+24+78
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+3−54
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+1
Total change+38+17

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn GeorgiaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth115th of 1591,649th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents113th of 1591,689th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth18th of 158123rd of 3,092
Median household income136th of 1592,873rd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate118th of 1591,396th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents82nd of 156883rd of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Webster County's population change (+0.7%) was ahead of 4 of its 5 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Marion County).

Only Marion County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 5 neighbouring counties; Webster County's was $46,792.

Webster County, GA and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Webster County, GA This county2,369+0.7%1.33.8$46,792
Marion County, GA7,676+2.0%10.71.7$51,667
Terrell County, GA8,656−5.3%−11.40.6$46,171
Stewart County, GA4,631−12.5%5.60.2$33,250
Sumter County, GA28,801−2.4%−10.31.2$42,653
Randolph County, GA6,156−3.3%3.71.5$28,380

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Webster County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 0.7% between 2020 and 2025, about 17 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Georgia as a whole changed +5.3% over the same years. That ranks 115th of 159 counties in Georgia for population growth.

How many people moved to Webster County?

On net, about 3 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Webster County?

It averaged 3.9% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Webster County?

About 2,369 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Webster County?

Private employers there had 412 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +25.2% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.