Winchester, KY

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2022 Population

19,080

0.458% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

37.6

1.9% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

19.5%

0.794% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$50,982

8.39% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$160,300

14.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Winchester, KY had a population of 19.1k people with a median age of 37.6 and a median household income of $50,982. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Winchester, KY grew from 18,993 to 19,080, a 0.458% increase and its median household income grew from $47,034 to $50,982, a 8.39% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Winchester, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.51%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.53%), White (Hispanic) (3.15%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.22%).

None of the households in Winchester, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Winchester, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Winchester, KY was $160,300, and the homeownership rate was 59.8%.

Most people in Winchester, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Winchester, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Winchester, KY is home to a population of 19.1k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.81% of Winchester, KY residents were born outside of the country (537 people).

In 2022, there were 12.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16k people) in Winchester, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.24k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 673 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

98.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.5% of Winchester, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Winchester, KY was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Winchester, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Winchester, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
16k ± 288
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.24k ± 295
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
673 ± 323

4.58%

Hispanic Population

873 people

4.58% of the people in Winchester, KY are hispanic (873 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Winchester, KY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.81%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

537 people

2.54%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

483 people

As of 2022, 2.81% of Winchester, KY residents (537 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Winchester, KY was 2.54%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Winchester, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
309 ± 98
Gulf War (2001-)
216 ± 103
Gulf War (1990s)
116 ± 78

Winchester, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Winchester, KY employs 8.62k people. The largest industries in Winchester, KY are Retail Trade (1,506 people), Manufacturing (1,306 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,179 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($117,014), Information ($93,214), and Public Administration ($58,162).

Employment

Occupations

8.62k

2022 Value

± 789

1.52%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Winchester, KY grew at a rate of 1.52%, from 8.49k employees to 8.62k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winchester, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,378 people), Production Occupations (877 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (874 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winchester, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.62k

2022 Value

± 789

1.52%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Winchester, KY grew at a rate of 1.52%, from 8.49k employees to 8.62k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winchester, KY, are Retail Trade (1,506 people), Manufacturing (1,306 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,179 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winchester, KY, though some of these residents may live in Winchester, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,302

Median earning men ± $6,789

$28,383

Median earning women ± $2,354

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($94,643), Public Administration ($60,078), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,479).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($55,402), Manufacturing ($50,192), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,009).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Winchester, KY was $160,300 in 2022, which is 0.569 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $139,800 to $160,300, a 14.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Winchester, KY is 59.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Winchester, KY have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winchester, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Winchester, KY is $50,982. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Winchester, KY was Census Tract 205 with a value of $102,560, followed by Census Tract 201.05 and Census Tract 201.03, with respective values of $94,676 and $78,125.

Property

$160,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,584

$4,809

Median Property Taxes

±$493

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Winchester, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Winchester, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.8%

Homeownership

2022

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 59.8% of the housing units in Winchester, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Winchester, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 205
Census Tract 201.05
Census Tract 201.03

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Winchester, KY was Census Tract 205 with a value of $102,560, followed by Census Tract 201.05 and Census Tract 201.03, with respective values of $94,676 and $78,125.

The following map shows all of the places in Winchester, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,982

Median Household Income

± $4,459

8.04k

Number of Households

± 713

In 2022, the median household income of the 8.04k households in Winchester, KY grew to $50,982 from the previous year's value of $47,034.

The following chart displays the households in Winchester, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Winchester, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.1%)
Carpooled (9.19%)
Worked At Home (6.01%)

In 2022, 80.1% of workers in Winchester, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.19%) and those who worked at home (6.01%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winchester, KY have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in Winchester, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Winchester, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Winchester, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Winchester, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winchester, KY (3.64k out of 18.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Winchester, KY is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.5% of the population of Winchester, KY has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 29.7% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.16% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Clark County, KY see 2279 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.84% increase from the previous year (2133 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1941 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 997 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,279 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Clark County, KY

Primary care physicians in Clark County, KY see an average of 2,279 patients per year. This represents a 6.84% increase from the previous year (2,133 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Clark County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 24.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.52%

Uninsured

38%

Employer Coverage

29.7%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

1.16%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Winchester, KY grew by 5.2% from 4.3% to 4.52%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Winchester, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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