Webster County, WV

Welcome to Webster County.

Webster County has a population of 8,400 and a total area (land and water combined) of 556.2 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 14%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $172 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Webster County voted each party evenly: three times each.

The largest city in the county is Webster Springs.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	53.33%	44.86%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	52.91%	46.42%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	50.77%	45.34%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	34.37%	62.07%	++
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	18.67%	77.3%	+++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	17.93%	81.1%	+++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	14%

Government Enterprises	25%	-20%
Private Industries	75%	25%
Agriculture	4%	2%
Mining	8%	840%
Utilities	1%	49%
Construction	4%	-24%
Manufacturing	8%	-3%
– Durable	<1%	0%
– Nondurable	<1%	0%
Trade	<1%	0%
– Wholesale	<1%	0%
– Retail	6%	6%
Transportation	3%	-13%
Information	1%	0%
Finance & Insurance	<1%	0%
Real Estate	18%	0%
Professional & Business Services	2%	0%
Educational Services	<1%	-65%
Healthcare & Social Services	9%	144%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	0%
Accommodation & Food Services	<1%	0%
Other Services²	2%	51%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	3	15
⛽ Gasoline Stations	7	26
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	3	13
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	6	22
🍔 Limited-service restaurants
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	25%	$358,100	N/A
Top 20%	52%	$189,100	$192,000
Next highest 20%	23%	$83,100	$106,300
Middle 20%	14%	$52,700	$66,400
Second lowest 20%	8%	$28,400	$39,100
Bottom 20%	3%	$10,700	$19,100
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		60%	$80,500
Self-Employment		6%	$36,100
Investment Income¹		14%	$20,500
Social Security		45%	$22,400
Supplemental Security		10%	$10,600
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		27%	$24,300
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	<1%	3%	14%	14%
$25K – $49K	<1%	3%	9%	13%
$50K – $99K	1%	7%	11%	8%
$100K – $199K	<1%	3%	9%	3%
$200K & more	<1%	<1%	1%	<1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$44,400	$30,300
African-American	$78,500	$18,800
Hispanic
Asian	$13,300

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$29,200	$18,500
Highschool & GED	$51,400	$24,900
Some College to Associate’s	$45,800	$30,900
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$58,500	$42,100
Graduate Degree	$77,900	$54,800

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$59,700	$51,800
STEM²	$83,900	$39,700
Gray-Collar³	$58,200	$43,600
Pink-Collar⁴	$38,700	$10,600
Sales⁵	$37,200	$20,900
Blue-Collar⁶	$51,900	$20,700
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	+	$
Drought
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+++	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	++	$$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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