Webster, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 486. Estimated population in July 2024: 484 (-0.4% change)
Males: 204 (42.0%), Females: 282 (58.0%)
Jackson County
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.6 years
Median household income: $40,313
Median house value: $142,300
Population by Race
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%)
Ancestries: Irish (14.6%), Scotch-Irish (13.2%), English (10.7%), German (9.1%), United States (8.2%), Polish (4.5%).
Elevation: 2240 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
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%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+16.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Webster:
- HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 2 miles; SYLVA, NC)
- US PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CHEROKEE, NC)
- ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; FRANKLIN, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Webster:
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 62 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 70 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Webster:
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 3 miles; SYLVA, NC; Abbreviation: 24A)
- MACON COUNTY (about 17 miles; FRANKLIN, NC; Abbreviation: 1A5)
- MEYERS (about 35 miles; CANDLER, NC; Abbreviation: N39)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Webster:
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 50 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 56 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)