Winder, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

19,437

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.9

1.91% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.2%

5.25% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$63,779

6.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$288,500

Population & Diversity

Winder, GA is home to a population of 19.4k people, from which 94.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.6% of Winder, GA residents were born outside of the country (2.06k people).

In 2024, there were 2.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.7k people) in Winder, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.71k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.19k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.7%

2024 Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.7% of Winder, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Winder, GA was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Winder, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.7k ± 778
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.71k ± 680
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.19k ± 474

16.1%

Hispanic Population

3.13k people

16.1% of the people in Winder, GA are hispanic (3.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Winder, GA 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 Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

10.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.06k people

9.21%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.74k people

As of 2024, 10.6% of Winder, GA residents (2.06k 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 Winder, GA was 9.21%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
311 ± 155
Vietnam
276 ± 116
Gulf War (1990s)
98 ± 78

Winder, GA 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 Winder, GA.

Economy

The economy of Winder, GA employs 9.48k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Winder, GA were Retail Trade (1,374 people), Manufacturing (1,354 people), and Educational Services (823 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($97,667), Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,622), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($60,577).

Employment

Occupations

9.48k

2024 Value

± 850

6.83%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winder, GA grew at a rate of 6.83%, from 8.87k employees to 9.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winder, GA, are Management Occupations (1,066 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,002 people), and Production Occupations (886 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winder, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

9.48k

2024 Value

± 850

6.83%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winder, GA grew at a rate of 6.83%, from 8.87k employees to 9.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winder, GA, are Retail Trade (1,374 people), Manufacturing (1,354 people), and Educational Services (823 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winder, GA, though some of these residents may live in Winder, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,444

Median earning men ± $5,990

$39,970

Median earning women ± $5,079

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($78,235), Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,972), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,588).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,034), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,771), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,520).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Winder, GA was $288,500 in 2024, which is 0.867 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $251,700 to $288,500, a 14.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Winder, GA is 66.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Winder, GA have an average commute time of 33.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winder, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$288,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,662

$4,928

Median Property Taxes

±$527

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 Winder, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.8%

Homeownership

2024

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.8% of the housing units in Winder, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Winder, GA 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.

$63,779

Median Household Income

± $5,468

7.38k

Number of Households

± 671

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.38k households in Winder, GA grew to $63,779 from the previous year's value of $59,944.

The following chart displays the households in Winder, GA 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 Winder, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80%)
Carpooled (11.8%)
Worked At Home (7.08%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Winder, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.8%) and those who worked at home (7.08%).

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

33.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winder, GA have a longer commute time (33.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.51% of the workforce in Winder, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winder, GA (2.51k out of 19.1k 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 45 - 54 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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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