Winchester city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 27,981
Median household income: $64,648
Median home value: $325,900

Winchester city is a county in Virginia with a population of 27,981. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,648, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Winchester city's population held roughly steady from 27,897 to 27,981, while its median household income rose 9.9% from $58,818 to $64,648.

72.2% of workers drive to work alone. 58.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,981
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,648
Median home value: $325,900
Median gross rent: $1,298
Housing units: 12,468
Homeownership rate: 41.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,89727,981

Median household income

$58,818$64,648

Median home value

$244,900$325,900

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,298

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,897	$58,818	$244,900	$1,054
2020	27,912	$61,102	$247,800	$1,096
2021	28,194	$61,321	$270,300	$1,125
2022	28,103	$62,495	$299,900	$1,230
2023	27,981	$64,648	$325,900	$1,298

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,709	6.1%
5 to 17	4,567	16.3%
18 to 24	3,146	11.2%
25 to 34	3,736	13.4%
35 to 44	3,528	12.6%
45 to 54	3,162	11.3%
55 to 64	3,345	12.0%
65 to 74	2,724	9.7%
75 and over	2,064	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,552	62.7%
Black or African American	2,472	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.1%
Asian	647	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	188	0.7%
Two or more races	1,475	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,611	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,498	13.5%
High school graduate	5,349	28.8%
Some college or associate's	4,840	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,344	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,528	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,902	72.2%
Carpooled	1,204	8.8%
Public transit	132	1.0%
Walked	535	3.9%
Bicycle	24	0.2%
Worked from home	1,826	13.3%
Other means	94	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,359	45.1%
15 to 29 min	3,926	33.0%
30 to 44 min	1,101	9.3%
45 to 59 min	476	4.0%
60+ min	1,029	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 19.3% (5,182 of 26,847)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,021	53.5%
Nonfamily households	5,234	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,255	90.3%
Vacant	1,213	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,711	41.9%
Renter-occupied	6,544	58.1%

1-unit, detached58.1%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units18.3%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,241	58.1%
1-unit, attached	1,037	8.3%
2 to 4 units	1,266	10.2%
5 to 19 units	2,280	18.3%
20 or more units	644	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 51840
State: Virginia
Land area: 9.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.1739, -78.1764