Winston, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

5,690

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.4

6.42% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

23.6%

17% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,667

6.67% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$244,100

Population & Diversity

Winston, OR is home to a population of 5.69k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.25% of Winston, OR residents were born outside of the country (128 people).

In 2024, there were 10.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.64k people) in Winston, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 426 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 194 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Winston, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Winston, OR was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Winston, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.64k ± 252
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
426 ± 185
White (Hispanic)
194 ± 172

8.07%

Hispanic Population

459 people

8.07% of the people in Winston, OR are hispanic (459 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Winston, OR 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 Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
144,017 ± 9,158 people
Vietnam
20,980 ± 3,547 people
India
20,652 ± 3,520 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 144,017 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 20,980 and India with 20,652.

Foreign-Born Population

2.25%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

128 people

2.26%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

128 people

As of 2024, 2.25% of Winston, OR residents (128 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 Winston, OR was 2.26%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
164 ± 91
Gulf War (2001-)
82 ± 86
Korea
79 ± 95

Winston, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Winston, OR.

Economy

The economy of Winston, OR employs 2.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Winston, OR were Manufacturing (305 people), Retail Trade (270 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (222 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($73,591), Construction ($60,335), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,683).

Employment

Occupations

2.23k

2024 Value

± 418

2.91%

1 Year growth

± 25.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winston, OR grew at a rate of 2.91%, from 2.17k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winston, OR, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (237 people), Production Occupations (226 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (212 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winston, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (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

2.23k

2024 Value

± 418

2.91%

1 Year growth

± 25.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winston, OR grew at a rate of 2.91%, from 2.17k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winston, OR, are Manufacturing (305 people), Retail Trade (270 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (222 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winston, OR, though some of these residents may live in Winston, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,029

Median earning men ± $6,552

$27,306

Median earning women ± $15,014

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,411), Other Services Except Public Administration ($73,909), and Construction ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($52,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,899), and Retail Trade ($39,219).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Winston, OR was $244,100 in 2024, which is 0.734 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $219,200 to $244,100, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Winston, OR is 71%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Winston, OR have an average commute time of 19.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winston, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$244,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,663

$1,856

Median Property Taxes

±$382

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 Winston, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

71%

Homeownership

2024

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71% of the housing units in Winston, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Winston, OR 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.

$56,667

Median Household Income

± $15,646

2.61k

Number of Households

± 473

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.61k households in Winston, OR grew to $56,667 from the previous year's value of $53,125.

The following chart displays the households in Winston, OR 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 Winston, OR is from Oregon.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.7%)
Worked At Home (17.1%)
Carpooled (13.4%)

In 2024, 66.7% of workers in Winston, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.1%) and those who carpooled to work (13.4%).

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

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winston, OR have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.538% of the workforce in Winston, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winston, OR (1.33k out of 5.65k 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 Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Winston, OR is White, followed by Two Or More 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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