Webster
Louisiana

What stands out

If you had to describe Webster Parish in numbers, start here: the median household income is in the bottom 3% of American counties ($34,263), violent crime is in the top 3% of American counties (5.1 per 1,000), and the property tax rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0.38%). Within Louisiana it ranks 3rd of 64 counties for the median household income, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Webster Parish, Louisiana. 36,761 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.8% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -69).

Louisiana moved to a flat 3% income tax in 2025 and has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the nation. The homestead exemption removes the first $75,000 of home value from property tax, which keeps property bills low. Hurricane and flood exposure drives insurance costs across the southern parishes, and several insurers have left the state since 2020.

Money

The typical household here brings in $34,263 a year, lower than 97% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,290. Unemployment runs 4.1%, higher than 74% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 27 minutes each way.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,028 a year.

Home

The median home costs $121K, cheaper than 93% of American counties, about 2.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $715 a month. Property tax is 0.38% of home value, roughly $375 a year on that median home, lower than 96% of American counties. 67% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 5.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 97% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 13 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 70.9 years, shorter than 93% of American counties. There are 42 active physicians in the county, about 11.4 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.0 of 5 stars. 8.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

87% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 31 points. 61% of eligible voters turned out. Under Louisiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 67°F, highs near 78 and lows near 56, warmer than 88% of American counties. About 51 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 54 out of 100, riskier than 54% of American counties; the county has had 37 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 152 Mbps down, slower than 70% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.