Indian Wells vs Winchester

A side-by-side comparison of Indian Wells and Winchester: population, income, housing, and more.

Indian Wells and Winchester are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Indian Wells has the higher population (4,830 vs 3,716 in Winchester). Indian Wells has the higher median household income ($145,313 vs $75,353 in Winchester). Indian Wells has the higher median home value ($1,002,200 vs $429,500 in Winchester).

Population, income & housing

	Indian Wells	Winchester
Population	4,830	3,716
Median age	67.5 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$145,313	$75,353
Median home value	$1,002,200	$429,500
Median gross rent	$1,029	$1,479
Housing units	5,025	1,129
Homeownership rate	77.3%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.3%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian Wells	Winchester
Population	5,370 → 4,830 (-10.1%)	3,322 → 3,716 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$107,500 → $145,313 (+35.2%)	$56,591 → $75,353 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$722,500 → $1,002,200 (+38.7%)	$315,500 → $429,500 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $1,029 (+30.6%)	$1,272 → $1,479 (+16.3%)

Indian Wells

Population

5,3704,830

Median household income

$107,500$145,313

Median home value

$722,500$1,002,200

Median gross rent

$788$1,029

Winchester

Population

3,3223,716

Median household income

$56,591$75,353

Median home value

$315,500$429,500

Median gross rent

$1,272$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indian Wells	Winchester
Under 5	2.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	5.1%	11.5%
18 to 24	1.1%	14.2%
25 to 34	4.5%	19.9%
35 to 44	4.1%	6.3%
45 to 54	3.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	22.6%	19.2%
65 to 74	23.8%	6.1%
75 and over	32.3%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian Wells	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	31.1%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	15.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.9%
Some other race	0.1%	1.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	49.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian Wells	Winchester
No high school diploma	2.6%	27.7%
High school graduate	13.5%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29.2%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian Wells	Winchester
Drove alone	55.4%	70.7%
Carpooled	1.6%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.7%	13.9%
Other means	4.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian Wells	Winchester
1-unit, detached	62.4%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	25.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	33.0%

Poverty & households

	Indian Wells	Winchester
Poverty rate	3.9%	4.0%
Average household size	1.96	3.53
Mean commute (minutes)	21	44
Median year structure built	1989	1988