West Union vs Winchester

A side-by-side comparison of West Union and Winchester: population, income, housing, and more.

West Union and Winchester are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Union has the higher population (2,832 vs 1,402 in Winchester). Winchester has the higher median household income ($40,875 vs $29,934 in West Union). Winchester has the higher median home value ($136,200 vs $118,400 in West Union).

Population, income & housing

	West Union	Winchester
Population	2,832	1,402
Median age	42.8 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$29,934	$40,875
Median home value	$118,400	$136,200
Median gross rent	$616	$610
Housing units	1,376	567
Homeownership rate	40.8%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	15.3%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Union	Winchester
Population	2,616 → 2,832 (+8.3%)	1,034 → 1,402 (+35.6%)
Median household income	$26,413 → $29,934 (+13.3%)	$43,472 → $40,875 (-6.0%)
Median home value	$83,200 → $118,400 (+42.3%)	$110,700 → $136,200 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $616 (+21.3%)	$503 → $610 (+21.3%)

West Union

Population

2,6162,832

Median household income

$26,413$29,934

Median home value

$83,200$118,400

Median gross rent

$508$616

Winchester

Population

1,0341,402

Median household income

$43,472$40,875

Median home value

$110,700$136,200

Median gross rent

$503$610

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Union	Winchester
Under 5	7.5%	9.3%
5 to 17	19.0%	22.8%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	19.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	8.7%
45 to 54	7.8%	7.1%
55 to 64	16.3%	8.4%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.0%
75 and over	10.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Union	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	99.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Union	Winchester
No high school diploma	20.3%	11.9%
High school graduate	41.0%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Union	Winchester
Drove alone	80.8%	72.3%
Carpooled	8.2%	13.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Union	Winchester
1-unit, detached	54.4%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	8.8%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	23.2%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	West Union	Winchester
Poverty rate	37.3%	22.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1976	1980