County profile
Webster County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2603 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 16% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$364.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-15.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
619
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
93
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,336
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$64.3k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
21.2%±3.2%
Poverty rate
9.6%±2.5%
Business applications
47 · 2025
Retail establishments
19
57.1/10k 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
Health care36%
Retail trade26%
Wholesale trade18%
Information7%
Construction7%
Finance & insurance5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,336
residents · 2025 · -1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $62.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+68
International migration+6
Natural change−128
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$217.3M2019
$214.0M2020
$289.7M2021
$354.7M2022
$429.7M2023
$364.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$117.6k±$7.9k
Median gross rent
$647/mo±$199/mo
Vacancy rate
15.4%±3.5%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$750.0k
6 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
55.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 99Drought 93Strong wind 92
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 20% since 202152021
42022
02023
02024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
63.0 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
4.2 km
BNSF
Nearest port
231.6 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
74.8 km
KEARNEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.9k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Webster?
Webster's economy produced $364.1M in 2024, contracting 15.3% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.