Winston, OR

Census Place

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2022 Population

5,618

0.483% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

43.5

23.2% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.7%

0.0534% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$51,182

3.54% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$199,600

6.51% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Winston, OR had a population of 5.62k people with a median age of 43.5 and a median household income of $51,182. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Winston, OR grew from 5,591 to 5,618, a 0.483% increase and its median household income grew from $49,433 to $51,182, a 3.54% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Winston, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.6%), White (Hispanic) (9.38%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.27%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.88%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.03%).

None of the households in Winston, OR 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.

97.9% of the residents in Winston, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Winston, OR was $199,600, and the homeownership rate was 74.4%.

Most people in Winston, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Winston, OR was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Winston, OR employs 2.49k people. The largest industries in Winston, OR are Manufacturing (393 people), Retail Trade (353 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (296 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,153), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,250), and Construction ($57,679).

Employment

Occupations

2.49k

2022 Value

± 465

−0.401%

1 Year decline

± 26%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Winston, OR declined at a rate of −0.401%, from 2.5k employees to 2.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winston, OR, are Material Moving Occupations (291 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (226 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (199 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winston, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.49k

2022 Value

± 465

−0.401%

1 Year decline

± 26%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Winston, OR declined at a rate of −0.401%, from 2.5k employees to 2.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winston, OR, are Manufacturing (393 people), Retail Trade (353 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (296 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

$34,167

Median earning men ± $9,015

$26,398

Median earning women ± $7,587

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,250), Other Services Except Public Administration ($68,278), and Construction ($58,452).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,642), Manufacturing ($46,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,245).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% 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 13.1%.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.75%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon 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

Joseph R Biden Jr. (56.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (40.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.75%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.75%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

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 Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon 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 Oregon 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, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% 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 Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

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 Winston, OR was $199,600 in 2022, which is 0.708 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $187,400 to $199,600, a 6.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Winston, OR is 74.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Winston, OR have an average commute time of 17.3 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.

Property

$199,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$31,872

$1,706

Median Property Taxes

±$415

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 $2k - $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

74.4%

Homeownership

2022

51.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 74.4% of the housing units in Winston, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 1700

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Winston, OR 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.

$51,182

Median Household Income

± $12,821

2.29k

Number of Households

± 449

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.29k households in Winston, OR grew to $51,182 from the previous year's value of $49,433.

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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Winston, OR is from Oregon.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.462

2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (67.8%)
Carpooled (14.8%)
Worked At Home (14.2%)

In 2022, 67.8% of workers in Winston, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who worked at home (14.2%).

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

17.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winston, OR have a shorter commute time (17.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.661% 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

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winston, OR (759 out of 5.56k 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 16 - 17, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Winston, OR 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
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

98.6% of the population of Winston, OR has health coverage, with 31.8% on employee plans, 27.7% on Medicaid, 18% on Medicare, 18.5% on non-group plans, and 2.58% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, OR see 1547 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.53% increase from the previous year (1480 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1258 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 275 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,547 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Douglas County, OR

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, OR see an average of 1,547 patients per year. This represents a 4.53% increase from the previous year (1,480 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.43%

Uninsured

31.8%

Employer Coverage

27.7%

Medicaid

18%

Medicare

18.5%

Non-Group

2.58%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Winston, OR grew by 22.3% from 1.17% to 1.43%.

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

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