Webster County Jails · Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Webster County run?
Webster County’s city government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,090 per resident. Water and other utilities ($56,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Webster County is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $925 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.12% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Webster County’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Webster County’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Webster County →
About $1,090 per resident a year, or $2.99 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 26%.
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$1,090 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Webster County’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,090 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,117, and the middle half spent $820–$1,467. Webster County spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($408,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Webster County itself left out).
No trend yet
Webster County reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Webster County
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 104 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,595).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Webster County School District
Webster County’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,907 per pupil, $12,409 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Webster County voted in 2024
Official results for Webster County’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.1%790 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.7%544 votesOthers: 0.1% (2 votes).
Most votes in Webster County: Donald J Trump
Webster County: Trump 59.1%, Harris 40.7% · Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
of Webster County’s 1,981 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Georgia: 67%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Sanford Bishop
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Webster County, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster County | 59.1% | 40.7% | 0.1% | 1,336 |
| Webster County | 59.1% | 40.7% | 0.1% | 1,336 |
| Georgia | 50.7% | 48.5% | 0.8% | 5,250,905 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Webster County.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Webster County’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Webster County’s government
How much does Webster County spend per resident?
About $1,090 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,090 was less than 53% of 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Webster County?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $925 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.12% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Webster County’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Webster County yet.
How did Webster County vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 59.1%, Kamala D Harris 40.7% (1,336 votes, official results). Webster County: Trump 59.1%, Harris 40.7%. Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%.
How many people work for Webster County?
25 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $123,867 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Webster County in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Freddie Sims) and State House District 151 (Mike Cheokas). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →