Winfield

Population: 2,538
Median household income: $89,917
Median home value: $226,000

Winfield, a community in Putnam County, West Virginia, has 2,538 residents. Its median household income of $89,917 runs above the Putnam County figure of $77,871.

From 2019 to 2023, Winfield's population declined 8.9% from 2,785 to 2,538, while its median home value rose 11.7% from $202,300 to $226,000.

The median resident is 42.4 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,538
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $89,917
Median home value: $226,000
Median gross rent: $1,033
Housing units: 1,028
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7852,538

Median household income

$78,871$89,917

Median home value

$202,300$226,000

Median gross rent

$773$1,033

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,785	$78,871	$202,300	$773
2020	3,133	$69,432	$205,200	$919
2021	3,140	$83,036	$219,900	$1,053
2022	2,975	$101,500	$229,500	$1,048
2023	2,538	$89,917	$226,000	$1,033

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179	7.1%
5 to 17	487	19.2%
18 to 24	142	5.6%
25 to 34	259	10.2%
35 to 44	253	10.0%
45 to 54	390	15.4%
55 to 64	501	19.7%
65 to 74	167	6.6%
75 and over	160	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,329	91.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	75	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	113	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	7.1%
High school graduate	546	31.6%
Some college or associate's	470	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	333	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	259	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	773	75.4%
Carpooled	35	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	166	16.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	178	20.7%
15 to 29 min	367	42.7%
30 to 44 min	269	31.3%
45 to 59 min	13	1.5%
60+ min	32	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 18.4% (467 of 2,532)

	Count	Share
Family households	672	72.0%
Nonfamily households	261	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	933	90.8%
Vacant	95	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	693	74.3%
Renter-occupied	240	25.7%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	782	76.1%
1-unit, attached	31	3.0%
2 to 4 units	15	1.5%
5 to 19 units	45	4.4%
20 or more units	70	6.8%
Mobile home & other	85	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5487988
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 38.5267, -81.8855