2022 population: 3,336 ( 476 from 2010 , 60 from 2020)
Land area: 574.9 square miles
Population density: 5.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,006	90.11%	16.2%
Black:	22	0.66%	22.2%
Indian:	20	0.60%	150.0%
Asian:	26	0.78%	23.8%
2+ races:	60	1.80%	36.4%
Hispanic:	202	6.06%	51.9%

Total non-White:	330	9.89%	47.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	86	12.7
Deaths:	136	20.0
Net Migration:	-10	-1.5
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-582	-15.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	106	2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,812
3,588	94.12%
18	0.47%
8	0.21%
21	0.55%
44	1.15%
133	3.49%
224	5.88%

2000
4,061
3,971	97.78%
6	0.15%
11	0.27%
22	0.54%
29	0.71%
22	0.54%
90	2.22%

1990
4,279
4,235	98.97%
0	0.00%
10	0.23%
3	0.07%
n/a
31	0.72%
44	1.03%

1980
4,858
4,842	99.67%
0	0.00%
2	0.04%
12	0.25%
n/a
2	0.04%
16	0.33%

1970
6,477
6,465	99.81%
5	0.08%
3	0.05%
2	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	0.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
329	8.1
576	14.2
-373	-9.2
6	0.1

-383	-9.4
134	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
429	10.0
778	18.2
-27	-0.6
8	0.2

-264	-6.2
46	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
563	11.6
760	15.6
-394	-8.1
n/a

-607	-12.5
28	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-359	-5.5
n/a

-1,623	-25.1
4	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Webster County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.6
778	23.3%
2,558	76.7%
770	23.1%

1,480
2.25

977	66.0%
780	79.8%
74	7.6%
503	34.0%

2010
Number	Percent
47.2
861	22.6%
2,951	77.4%
902	23.7%

1,604
2.28

1,037	64.7%
865	83.4%
72	6.9%
567	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
44.1
958	23.6%
3,103	76.4%
986	24.3%

1,708
2.28

1,110	65.0%
1,001	90.2%
47	4.2%
598	35.0%

1990
Number	Percent
43.6
1,012	23.7%
3,267	76.3%
1,145	26.8%

1,793
2.29

1,254	69.9%
1,148	91.5%
47	3.7%
539	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
41.7
1,260	25.9%
3,598	74.1%
1,131	23.3%

1,915
2.47

1,371	71.6%
1,254	91.5%
33	2.4%
544	28.4%

2022 Housing Data for Webster County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	43	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	53	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	57	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	70	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	49	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	67	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	106	7.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	97	6.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	56	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	99	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	198	13.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	252	17.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	133	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	67	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	61	4.1%
$200,000 or more	72	4.9%

Median Household Income	62,571
Per Capita Income	34,652

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	59	4.0%
Public Assistance	44	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	130	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,509	82.5%
Unemployed	31	1.7%
In Armed Forces	1	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,541	84.3%
Not in Labor Force	287	15.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	588	421	58.3%
Non-Profit	35	117	23.0%
Self-Employed	223	79	73.8%

Local Government	111	68	62.0%
State Government	16	62	20.5%
Federal Government	12	24	33.3%

Total Private + Self	811	500	61.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	174	271	39.1%
Total	985	771	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	313	17.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	302	17.1%
Professional, Technical	334	18.9%
Service Occupations	220	12.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	83	4.7%
All others	598	33.8%

White Collar		53.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	295	16.7%
Health care and social assistance	258	14.6%
Retail trade	188	10.6%
Educational services	155	8.8%
Manufacturing	145	8.2%
Construction	121	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	89	5.0%
Finance and insurance	89	5.0%
Public administration	83	4.7%
Other services	66	3.7%
Wholesale trade	54	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	53	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	47	2.7%
Information	35	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	1.8%
Utilities	21	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	146	4.28%
Puerto Rican	15	0.44%
Cuban	9	0.26%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	4	0.12%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	8	0.23%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	8	0.23%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	4	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,155	97.8%
Spanish	61	1.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%
Tagalog	4	0.1%
Other Asian	2	0.1%
German, other Germanic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,572	46.1%
Irish	419	12.3%
English	261	7.7%
Czech	155	4.5%
American	145	4.3%
Swedish	119	3.5%
Danish	91	2.7%
European	79	2.3%
Dutch	40	1.2%
Norwegian	37	1.1%
Scandinavian	35	1.0%
Scottish	32	0.9%
French	30	0.9%
British	29	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	23	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,406	99.9%
Not a citizen	4	0.1%

Native	3,393	99.5%
Foreign-born	17	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	2.2%	92	3.8%	793	33.0%	946	39.4%	345	14.4%	171	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	2.2%
9-12 Years	92	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	793	33.0%
Some College	946	39.4%
Bach. Degree	345	14.4%
Grad Degree	171	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,807	1,779	28	1.5%	2.4%
1991	1,803	1,772	31	1.7%	2.7%
1992	1,840	1,808	32	1.7%	2.8%
1993	1,825	1,788	37	2.0%	2.8%
1994	1,868	1,831	37	2.0%	2.6%
1995	1,849	1,816	33	1.8%	2.6%
1996	1,832	1,796	36	2.0%	2.7%
1997	1,806	1,768	38	2.1%	2.4%
1998	1,815	1,776	39	2.1%	2.5%
1999	1,791	1,752	39	2.2%	2.7%

2000	1,950	1,897	53	2.7%	2.8%
2001	2,001	1,944	57	2.8%	3.1%
2002	2,025	1,953	72	3.6%	3.7%
2003	2,053	1,979	74	3.6%	3.9%
2004	2,042	1,957	85	4.2%	3.9%
2005	2,010	1,938	72	3.6%	3.8%
2006	1,994	1,944	50	2.5%	3.0%
2007	1,804	1,746	58	3.2%	2.9%
2008	1,787	1,728	59	3.3%	3.2%
2009	1,806	1,736	70	3.9%	4.7%

2010	1,704	1,620	84	4.9%	4.7%
2011	1,736	1,656	80	4.6%	4.4%
2012	1,743	1,681	62	3.6%	3.9%
2013	1,741	1,675	66	3.8%	3.7%
2014	1,730	1,672	58	3.4%	3.3%
2015	1,732	1,671	61	3.5%	3.0%
2016	1,722	1,668	54	3.1%	3.1%
2017	1,667	1,618	49	2.9%	2.9%
2018	1,651	1,604	47	2.8%	2.9%
2019	1,677	1,621	56	3.3%	3.0%

2020	1,653	1,591	62	3.8%	4.2%
2021	1,661	1,625	36	2.2%	2.7%
2022	1,694	1,652	42	2.5%	2.3%
2023	1,661	1,619	42	2.5%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,783
Median Value	$92,800

Occupied	1,480	83.0%
Vacant	303	17.0%

Owned	1,210	81.8%
Rented	270	18.2%
Median Rent	$604

Single-Family Units	1,599	89.7%
Detached	1,571	88.1%
Attached	28	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	26	1.5%
Mobile Homes	52	2.9%

Webster County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Webster County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Webster County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Webster County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Webster County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Webster County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Webster County, NE