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Webster County, Nebraska

Webster County had 3,326 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 574.9 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 49th by land area.

Population
3,326
#62 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,933 in US
Area
574.9 sq mi
#49 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,730 in US
Density
5.8 / sq mi
#57 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,737 in US
Median household income
$57,002
#76 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,133 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Webster County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Webster County population, land area and income

Webster County had 3,326 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 574.9 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 49th by land area. That works out to 5.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents; Webster County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,002 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

3,326

3144th1st

2933rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

575 sq mi

3144th1st

1730th of 3,144 (US)

Density

5.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2737th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,002

3143rd1st

2133rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

3,326

93rd1st

62nd of 93 (NE)

Land area

575 sq mi

93rd1st

49th of 93 (NE)

Density

5.8 / sq mi

93rd1st

57th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$57,002

93rd1st

76th of 93 (NE)

How Webster County's population changed since 2020

Webster County lost 66 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.9%. That ranks 68th of 93 in Nebraska for growth. The median Nebraska county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +2.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Webster County recorded 149 births and 265 deaths, a natural change of -116. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +44. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 116 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
149
Deaths
265
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+44
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-18

Where Webster County is

The Census internal point of Webster County is at 40.180600, -98.498600. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Webster County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

York County: +1.9%Boone County: -0.1%Grant County: -7.0%Saline County: +0.2%Adams County: +0.1%Clay County: -0.1%Logan County: -3.3%Hamilton County: +1.7%Thomas County: -5.9%Lancaster County: +3.0%Sherman County: -0.1%Lincoln County: -3.5%Stanton County: -1.1%Dawes County: -1.9%Madison County: +0.1%Perkins County: -2.9%Arthur County: -2.1%Deuel County: +3.2%Banner County: -1.9%Dundy County: -4.2%Garfield County: -5.4%Wheeler County: +4.3%Seward County: +0.9%Johnson County: -1.4%Wayne County: +1.7%Hayes County: -0.4%Gosper County: -4.6%Blaine County: +6.1%Valley County: -0.6%Keith County: -2.1%Antelope County: +1.3%Hooker County: -1.3%Hitchcock County: -6.1%Box Butte County: -1.1%Morrill County: -1.6%Chase County: -3.2%Howard County: +1.3%Holt County: +0.1%Phelps County: +0.7%Cuming County: -0.7%Jefferson County: -1.7%Garden County: -4.5%Dodge County: +2.1%Buffalo County: +1.9%Butler County: +1.0%Fillmore County: -1.0%Boyd County: -5.7%Nuckolls County: +0.1%Loup County: -3.8%Sioux County: -3.7%Thayer County: -3.1%Cheyenne County: +1.2%Rock County: -1.9%Nance County: -3.9%Greeley County: +0.8%Hall County: +0.1%Brown County: -0.9%Dakota County: -1.0%Kearney County: +0.9%Webster County: -1.9%Nemaha County: -0.6%Franklin County: -2.5%Furnas County: -3.5%Sarpy County: +7.1%Platte County: +3.5%Kimball County: -3.0%Polk County: +1.0%Dixon County: -1.1%Knox County: -1.0%Thurston County: -1.8%Douglas County: +2.7%Scotts Bluff County: -0.9%Pierce County: -0.1%Burt County: +0.0%Merrick County: +2.3%Sheridan County: -3.5%Washington County: +1.6%Frontier County: +1.3%Colfax County: +2.6%Cass County: +3.3%Pawnee County: -0.8%Richardson County: -2.5%Cedar County: -1.3%Gage County: +0.2%Dawson County: +2.0%Keya Paha County: +7.8%Cherry County: +1.9%McPherson County: -5.1%Otoe County: +4.3%Red Willow County: -2.6%Custer County: -0.0%Harlan County: -1.2%Saunders County: +4.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -1.1%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.7%
  5. ≥ +1.7%
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Orange pin: Webster County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.180600, -98.498600
DMS
40°10'50.16"N 98°29'54.96"W
UTM
14N 542686.5E 4447922.9N
Geohash
9z1uwdesb
Plus code
86G35GJ2+6H

Towns in Webster County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Webster County. Its 3,326 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Webster County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Webster County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Adams County, NE, with 31,196 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 104.0 miles ENE of Webster County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 105.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hastings, NE (population 25,152), 29.3 miles away.

Webster County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Webster County is 31181: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 181. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,002.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Webster County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 3,326. That is down 66 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 3,392.

What is the FIPS code of Webster County?

31181. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (181) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Webster County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Webster County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Webster County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Adams County, NE; Kearney County, NE; Clay County, NE; Nuckolls County, NE; Smith County, KS; Jewell County, KS; Franklin County, NE.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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