Sewanee vs Winchester

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

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

Winchester has the higher population (9,600 vs 3,000 in Sewanee). Sewanee has the higher median household income ($128,295 vs $59,497 in Winchester). Sewanee has the higher median home value ($377,200 vs $209,300 in Winchester).

Population, income & housing

	Sewanee	Winchester
Population	3,000	9,600
Median age	21.7 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$128,295	$59,497
Median home value	$377,200	$209,300
Median gross rent	$1,186	$893
Housing units	544	4,455
Homeownership rate	80.2%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.8%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sewanee	Winchester
Population	2,505 → 3,000 (+19.8%)	8,706 → 9,600 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$78,472 → $128,295 (+63.5%)	$50,538 → $59,497 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$269,500 → $377,200 (+40.0%)	$146,800 → $209,300 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $1,186 (+29.1%)	$636 → $893 (+40.4%)

Sewanee

Population

2,5053,000

Median household income

$78,472$128,295

Median home value

$269,500$377,200

Median gross rent

$919$1,186

Winchester

Population

8,7069,600

Median household income

$50,538$59,497

Median home value

$146,800$209,300

Median gross rent

$636$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sewanee	Winchester
Under 5	2.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	4.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	62.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	1.7%	10.1%
35 to 44	3.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	6.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	6.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	6.4%	12.2%
75 and over	7.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sewanee	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	74.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sewanee	Winchester
No high school diploma	5.3%	10.8%
High school graduate	7.0%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	7.9%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	44.6%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sewanee	Winchester
Drove alone	40.1%	86.5%
Carpooled	8.3%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	32.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	7.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sewanee	Winchester
1-unit, detached	91.0%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Sewanee	Winchester
Poverty rate	11.2%	13.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	1973	1983