Winchester, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

19,213

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.1

3.35% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.3%

9.07% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$54,378

5.68% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$188,300

4.38% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Winchester, KY is home to a population of 19.2k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.59% of Winchester, KY residents were born outside of the country (305 people).

In 2024, there were 17.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.3k people) in Winchester, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 911 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 835 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Winchester, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Winchester, KY was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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)
16.3k ± 355
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
911 ± 265
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
835 ± 275

4.41%

Hispanic Population

848 people

4.41% of the people in Winchester, KY are hispanic (848 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Winchester, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

1.59%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

305 people

1.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

329 people

As of 2024, 1.59% of Winchester, KY residents (305 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Winchester, KY was 1.72%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Gulf War (2001-)
258 ± 126
Gulf War (1990s)
229 ± 146
Vietnam
212 ± 88

Winchester, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Winchester, KY.

Economy

The economy of Winchester, KY employs 8.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Winchester, KY were Retail Trade (1,357 people), Manufacturing (1,239 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,215 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($82,589), Information ($73,438), and Public Administration ($62,125).

Employment

Occupations

8.87k

2024 Value

± 783

0.192%

1 Year growth

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winchester, KY grew at a rate of 0.192%, from 8.86k employees to 8.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winchester, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,509 people), Management Occupations (880 people), and Production Occupations (780 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winchester, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.87k

2024 Value

± 783

0.192%

1 Year growth

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winchester, KY grew at a rate of 0.192%, from 8.86k employees to 8.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winchester, KY, are Retail Trade (1,357 people), Manufacturing (1,239 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,215 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

$44,772

Median earning men ± $7,504

$35,215

Median earning women ± $3,001

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($103,882), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,259), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,591).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,494), Other Services Except Public Administration ($57,917), and Information ($43,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Winchester, KY was $188,300 in 2024, which is 0.566 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $180,400 to $188,300, a 4.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Winchester, KY is 60.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Winchester, KY have an average commute time of 21.9 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.

Housing

Property

$188,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,917

$5,171

Median Property Taxes

±$499

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

60.5%

Homeownership

2024

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.5% of the housing units in Winchester, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.8%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$54,378

Median Household Income

± $3,710

8.55k

Number of Households

± 779

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.55k households in Winchester, KY declined from $54,378 from the previous year's value of $57,653.

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.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (74.6%)
Worked At Home (13.5%)
Carpooled (9.51%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Winchester, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.51%).

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

21.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winchester, KY have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.05% 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

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winchester, KY (3.24k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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

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

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

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