County profile
Webster County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1661 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 30% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,474
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
743
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
43,054
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$71.2k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
18.3%±2.2%
Poverty rate
15.2%±2.6%
Business applications
624 · 2025
Retail establishments
121
28.8/10k 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
Manufacturing37%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation13%
Health care12%
Construction9%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
43,054
residents · 2025 · +10.4% since 2020
Income per capita $46.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,156
International migration+9
Natural change+860
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$799.0M2019
$845.6M2020
$972.4M2021
$1.0B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$228.8k±$11.6k
Median gross rent
$789/mo±$76/mo
Vacancy rate
9.9%±2.1%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$60.7M
226 units · 5.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
44.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 87Heat wave 82Strong wind 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1762016
1882017
1982018
2072019
2142020
2452021
3002022
3222023
3342024
3482025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 26% since 20211802021
702022
1132023
1702024
2262025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.3 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
5.6 km
BNSF
Nearest port
157.7 km
JEFFERSON CITY RIVER TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
45.6 km
SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON NTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.2k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Webster?
Webster's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.