2024 population: 149,702 ( 7,059 from 2020)
Land area: 1062.7 square miles
Population density: 140.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	114,354	76.39%	0.3%
Black:	7,794	5.21%	8.8%
Indian:	344	0.23%	11.3%
Asian:	3,236	2.16%	32.7%
2+ races:	3,445	2.30%	14.5%
Hispanic:	20,529	13.71%	30.4%

Total non-White:	35,348	23.61%	23.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,540	11.5
Deaths:	6,696	11.7
Net Migration:	6,295	11.0
Net Immigration:	1,011	1.8

Change in White population:	380	0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,679	4.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
142,643
113,974	79.90%
7,165	5.02%
309	0.22%
2,439	1.71%
3,008	2.11%
15,748	11.04%
28,669	20.10%

2010
128,472
108,821	84.70%
6,075	4.73%
268	0.21%
1,656	1.29%
2,036	1.58%
9,451	7.36%
19,651	15.30%

2000
102,997
94,110	91.37%
4,156	4.04%
170	0.17%
812	0.79%
1,029	1.00%
2,643	2.57%
8,887	8.63%

1990
84,168
79,795	94.80%
3,134	3.72%
122	0.14%
453	0.54%
n/a
664	0.79%
4,373	5.20%

1980
69,234
66,169	95.57%
2,386	3.45%
28	0.04%
263	0.38%
n/a
362	0.52%
3,065	4.43%

1970
55,246
53,058	96.04%
1,959	3.55%
12	0.02%
21	0.04%
n/a
179	0.32%
2,188	3.96%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
14,270	11.1
11,004	8.6
7,052	5.5
1,826	1.4

5,153	4.0
9,018	7.0

Number	Rate
2000's
14,296	13.9
8,638	8.4
14,082	13.7
1,764	1.7

14,711	14.3
10,764	10.5

Number	Rate
1990's
12,615	15.0
7,962	9.5
10,137	12.0
563	0.7

14,315	17.0
4,514	5.4

Number	Rate
1980's
10,504	15.2
6,687	9.7
1,161	1.7
n/a

13,626	19.7
1,308	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
10,287	18.6
n/a

13,111	23.7
877	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.0
31,606	21.1%
118,096	78.9%
26,663	17.8%

52,817
2.66

35,389	67.0%
27,099	76.6%
2,922	8.3%
17,428	33.0%

2010
Number	Percent
38.9
30,882	24.0%
97,590	76.0%
17,528	13.6%

49,066
2.57

33,837	69.0%
26,260	77.6%
2,867	8.5%
15,229	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
25,816	25.1%
77,181	74.9%
12,614	12.2%

40,103
2.52

28,148	70.2%
22,692	80.6%
2,158	7.7%
11,955	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
21,342	25.4%
62,826	74.6%
9,903	11.8%

31,841
2.60

23,275	73.1%
19,693	84.6%
1,404	6.0%
8,566	26.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
19,892	28.7%
49,342	71.3%
7,702	11.1%

24,642
2.75

18,966	77.0%
16,123	85.0%
1,248	6.6%
5,676	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,794	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,522	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,929	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,679	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,784	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,321	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,965	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,584	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,065	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,109	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,321	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,112	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,401	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,348	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,854	9.2%
$200,000 or more	5,029	9.5%

Median Household Income	80,398
Per Capita Income	39,572

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,002	3.8%
Public Assistance	1,179	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,548	8.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	56,640	71.0%
Unemployed	3,101	3.9%
In Armed Forces	472	0.6%

Total Labor Force	60,213	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	19,612	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	25,955	18,982	57.8%
Non-Profit	1,696	4,198	28.8%
Self-Employed	3,518	2,202	61.5%

Local Government	2,206	3,430	39.1%
State Government	915	1,078	45.9%
Federal Government	2,152	1,762	55.0%

Total Private + Self	29,473	21,184	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,969	10,468	40.0%
Total	36,442	31,652	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	17.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,352	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,411	19.7%
Professional, Technical	15,816	23.2%
Service Occupations	10,791	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	639	0.9%
All others	17,776	26.1%

White Collar		58.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,187	13.5%
Manufacturing	7,476	11.0%
Retail trade	7,466	11.0%
Construction	6,426	9.4%
Educational services	6,286	9.2%
Public administration	4,685	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,395	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	3,919	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,440	5.0%
Finance and insurance	2,874	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2,740	4.0%
Other services	2,600	3.8%
Wholesale trade	1,566	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,201	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,096	1.6%
Information	963	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	843	1.2%
Utilities	790	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	156	0.2%
Management	37	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,807	4.05%
Puerto Rican	1,173	0.82%
Cuban	136	0.09%
Dominican	62	0.04%

Total Central American	5,970	4.16%
Costa Rican	31	0.02%
Guatemalan	580	0.40%
Honduran	983	0.69%
Nicaraguan	377	0.26%
Panamanian	1	0.00%
Salvadoran	3,998	2.79%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	957	0.67%
Argentinean	26	0.02%
Bolivian	358	0.25%
Chilean	8	0.01%
Colombian	95	0.07%
Ecuadorian	34	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	237	0.17%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	101	0.07%
Other South American	98	0.07%

Other Hispanic	837	0.58%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	596	0.42%
Filipino	578	0.40%
Vietnamese	220	0.15%
Chinese	193	0.13%
Cambodian	168	0.12%
Thai	157	0.11%
Korean	144	0.10%
Japanese	47	0.03%
Mongolian	12	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	120,344	88.9%
Spanish	11,877	8.8%
Other Indo-European	829	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	512	0.4%
Other Asian	311	0.2%
German, other Germanic	293	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	268	0.2%
Other	260	0.2%
Vietnamese	226	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	23,395	16.3%
English	18,199	12.7%
Irish	17,994	12.5%
American	13,626	9.5%
Italian	7,253	5.1%
French	3,396	2.4%
European	3,073	2.1%
Polish	2,631	1.8%
Scottish	2,483	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,810	1.3%
Dutch	1,226	0.9%
Welsh	1,005	0.7%
French Canadian	884	0.6%
Norwegian	847	0.6%
Swedish	726	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	136,545	95.2%
Not a citizen	6,840	4.8%

Native	132,902	92.7%
Foreign-born	10,483	7.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,457	4.4%	7,356	7.3%	33,359	33.3%	27,771	27.7%	16,161	16.1%	11,060	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,457	4.4%
9-12 Years	7,356	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,359	33.3%
Some College	27,771	27.7%
Bach. Degree	16,161	16.1%
Grad Degree	11,060	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	91,998	86,214	5,784	6.3%
1991	95,576	87,224	8,352	8.7%
1992	98,010	89,752	8,258	8.4%
1993	97,178	91,418	5,760	5.9%
1994	99,660	95,004	4,656	4.7%
1995	101,884	97,390	4,494	4.4%
1996	104,464	100,020	4,444	4.3%
1997	106,144	101,862	4,282	4.0%
1998	110,248	106,816	3,432	3.1%
1999	108,976	106,180	2,796	2.6%

2000	110,150	107,634	2,516	2.3%
2001	112,006	108,496	3,510	3.1%
2002	114,128	109,606	4,522	4.0%
2003	117,596	112,776	4,820	4.1%
2004	120,210	115,858	4,352	3.6%
2005	123,126	119,032	4,094	3.3%
2006	129,056	125,010	4,046	3.1%
2007	130,182	125,824	4,358	3.3%
2008	130,272	124,252	6,020	4.6%
2009	129,266	118,954	10,312	8.0%

2010	130,968	120,442	10,526	8.0%
2011	133,940	124,614	9,326	7.0%
2012	134,746	126,480	8,266	6.1%
2013	136,196	128,672	7,524	5.5%
2014	137,234	130,484	6,750	4.9%
2015	137,582	131,784	5,798	4.2%
2016	139,352	134,234	5,118	3.7%
2017	143,078	138,266	4,812	3.4%
2018	145,370	141,174	4,196	2.9%
2019	148,958	145,056	3,902	2.6%

2020	148,790	141,340	7,450	5.0%
2021	150,838	146,132	4,706	3.1%
2022	155,628	151,712	3,916	2.5%
2023	160,226	156,052	4,174	2.6%
2024	155,182	150,932	4,250	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	60,881
Median Value	$296,052

Occupied	52,817	86.8%
Vacant	8,064	13.2%

Owned	37,460	70.9%
Rented	15,357	29.1%
Median Rent	$1,200

Single-Family Units	48,929	80.4%
Detached	44,094	72.4%
Attached	4,835	7.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,072	10.0%
Mobile Homes	4,176	6.9%

Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area