County profile
Webster County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2357 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 80% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$539.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+12.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,822
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
202
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,929
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$59.6k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
12.8%±2.4%
Poverty rate
13.5%±2.7%
Business applications
118 · 2025
Retail establishments
36
28.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Construction22%
Manufacturing20%
Health care18%
Retail trade18%
Transportation12%
Food & accommodation11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,929
residents · 2025 · -0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $53.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−185
International migration+217
Natural change−124
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$530.0M2019
$389.8M2020
$521.3M2021
$514.0M2022
$477.8M2023
$539.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$112.9k±$16.4k
Median gross rent
$783/mo±$95/mo
Vacancy rate
14.0%±3.2%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$1.5M
5 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
29.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 85Earthquake 81Drought 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1732016
1762017
1782018
1772019
1972020
2042021
2702022
2842023
2482024
3032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 67% since 202132021
72022
62023
42024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.0 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
11.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
19.1 km
Sebree Dock No. 1.
Nearest commercial airport
51.4 km
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.8k
avg. annual pay · +2% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Webster?
Webster's economy produced $539.4M in 2024, growing 12.9% year over year — faster than 95% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.