Winfield, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

2,918

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.8

1.42% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.9%

14% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$103,276

14.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$257,100

Population & Diversity

Winfield, WV is home to a population of 2.92k people, from which 95.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.28% of Winfield, WV residents were born outside of the country (154 people).

In 2024, there were 18.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.58k people) in Winfield, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 139 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 65 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%

2024 Citizenship

95.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.3% of Winfield, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Winfield, WV was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Winfield, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.58k ± 658
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
139 ± 83
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
65 ± 78

2.84%

Hispanic Population

83 people

2.84% of the people in Winfield, WV are hispanic (83 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Winfield, WV 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 West Virginia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,614 ± 1,254 people
Philippines
2,231 ± 1,159 people
India
2,211 ± 1,154 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was Mexico, the natal country of 2,614 West Virginia residents, followed by Philippines with 2,231 and India with 2,211.

Foreign-Born Population

5.28%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

154 people

7.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

184 people

As of 2024, 5.28% of Winfield, WV residents (154 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 Winfield, WV was 7.25%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
41 ± 39
Gulf War (2001-)
36 ± 29
Vietnam
31 ± 23

Winfield, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Winfield, WV.

Economy

The economy of Winfield, WV employs 1.29k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Winfield, WV were Educational Services (179 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (149 people), and Wholesale Trade (135 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($121,458), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($117,896), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($116,458).

Employment

Occupations

1.29k

2024 Value

± 246

19.2%

1 Year growth

± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winfield, WV grew at a rate of 19.2%, from 1.08k employees to 1.29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winfield, WV, are Sales & Related Occupations (269 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (190 people), and Management Occupations (179 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winfield, WV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in West Virginia (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

1.29k

2024 Value

± 246

19.2%

1 Year growth

± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winfield, WV grew at a rate of 19.2%, from 1.08k employees to 1.29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winfield, WV, are Educational Services (179 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (149 people), and Wholesale Trade (135 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winfield, WV, though some of these residents may live in Winfield, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,069

Median earning men ± $12,779

$51,319

Median earning women ± $16,893

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($123,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,110), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($116,458).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,438), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($77,873), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,313).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Winfield, WV was $257,100 in 2024, which is 0.773 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $226,000 to $257,100, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Winfield, WV is 75%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Winfield, WV have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winfield, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$257,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$37,403

$804

Median Property Taxes

±$174

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 Winfield, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

75%

Homeownership

2024

65.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75% of the housing units in Winfield, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Winfield, WV 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.

$103,276

Median Household Income

± $34,475

1.07k

Number of Households

± 224

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.07k households in Winfield, WV grew to $103,276 from the previous year's value of $89,917.

The following chart displays the households in Winfield, WV 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Winfield, WV is from West Virginia.

0.443

2024 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0426% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.7%)
Worked At Home (18.6%)
Walked (5.93%)

In 2024, 72.7% of workers in Winfield, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.6%) and those who walked to work (5.93%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winfield, WV have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Winfield, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winfield, WV (462 out of 2.91k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Winfield, WV is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

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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