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Winchester city, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Winchester city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Winchester city has a small labor pool of roughly 28,000 residents, with 31.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $37,253, keeping labor costs moderate relative to broader Northern Virginia markets. The city's 5-year population growth was a modest +0.7%, and a 19.3% poverty rate alongside a 43.6% homeownership rate point to a workforce that is largely renter-dependent, with median gross rent at $1,298 per month and median home values at $325,900. A 5.9% unemployment rate and 66.2% labor force participation rate suggest some slack in available workers, and a 20.7-minute mean commute indicates reasonable accessibility within the regional corridor.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

27,981

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,974

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.7% since 2018

Winchester city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,403 (62.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,371 (12.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,449 (8.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,215 (7.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,761 (6.3%)
  • Asian Alone613 (2.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,095
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)389
  3. 3.Other Indo-European310
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic215
  5. 5.Vietnamese93

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

12.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

988

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$36,073

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,391
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,933
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,541
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,370
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,344

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,455
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,510
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,392
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,934
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,324

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.32×)1,226
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.26×)280
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.24×)818
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.16×)1,609
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.12×)1,366

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$325,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,298/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

43.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,039 (20.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999993 (19.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999627 (12.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999622 (12.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999570 (11.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999351 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,548 (71.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,869 (14.0%)
  • Carpooled883 (6.6%)
  • Walked728 (5.5%)
  • Public Transit155 (1.2%)
  • Other112 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.