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Webster, NC map Population (year 2000): 486. Estimated population in July 2006: 439 (-9.7% change)
 

Males: 204  (42.0%)
Females: 282  (58.0%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:  44.6 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,600 (it was $40,313 in 2000)
Webster  $39,600
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $153,400 (it was $142,300 in 2000)
Webster  $153,400
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Webster:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (14.6%), Scotch-Irish (13.2%), English (10.7%), German (9.1%), United States (8.2%), Polish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2240 feet

Land area: 1.60 square miles.

Population density: 274 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Webster

  • High school or higher: 92.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 27.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Webster town

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
North Carolina:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Webster:  0.4% ($560)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Asheville, NC (48.0 miles , pop. 68,889).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (136.8 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (544.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sylva, NC (2.0 miles ), Dillsboro, NC (3.1 miles ), Cullowhee, NC (3.2 miles ), Forest Hills, NC (3.6 miles ), Maggie Valley, NC (15.4 miles ), Franklin, NC (16.2 miles ), Bryson City, NC (17.1 miles ), Waynesville, NC (17.8 miles ).

Latitude: 35.35 N, Longitude: 83.21 W


31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+16.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (34%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Therapists (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Legal support workers (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)


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Webster-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.5 miles away from the Webster town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 52.4 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 26 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Webster:
  • HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 6 miles; SYLVA, NC)
  • US PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CHEROKEE, NC)
  • ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; FRANKLIN, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Webster, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Webster:
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 62 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 70 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Webster:
  • JACKSON COUNTY (about 3 miles; SYLVA, NC; ID: 24A)
  • MACON COUNTY (about 17 miles; FRANKLIN, NC; ID: 1A5)
  • MEYERS (about 35 miles; CANDLER, NC; ID: N39)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Webster:
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 48 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 56 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Webster compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll


Webster government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $24,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $145,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
    General Support: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $16,000

9.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,649 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.76%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($84 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.22%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Swain County, NC  1.20% ($27,462 average AGI)
from Haywood County, NC  0.60% ($30,576)
from Buncombe County, NC  0.57% ($23,810)


8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,304 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.29%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Swain County, NC  1.08% ($29,328 average AGI)
to Buncombe County, NC  0.77% ($45,000)
to Haywood County, NC  0.77% ($39,048)


Strongest AM radio stations in Webster:
  • WRGC (680 AM; 1 kW; SYLVA, NC; Owner: GEORGIA-CAROLINA RADIOCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPFJ (1480 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: DRAKE ENTERPRISES, LTD.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WOXL (970 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, NC; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFSC (1050 AM; 1 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Webster:
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W218AB (91.5 FM; SYLVA, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W209AE (89.7 FM; CULLOWHEE, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Webster:
  • W09AF (Channel 9; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W02AF (Channel 2; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W23AF (Channel 23; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W56AG (Channel 56; FRANKLIN, ETC., NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W51CK (Channel 51; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W05AE (Channel 5; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W66BU (Channel 66; SYLVA, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)

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