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):

2024
Number	Percent
41.3
32,038	21.4%
117,664	78.6%
28,213	18.8%

55,520
2.58

36,714	66.1%
28,206	76.8%
3,221	8.8%
18,806	33.9%

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%

2024 Housing Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,323	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,195	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,830	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,978	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,428	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,400	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,598	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,088	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,568	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,972	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,600	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,421	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,737	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,798	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,859	10.6%
$200,000 or more	6,725	12.1%

Median Household Income	85,275
Per Capita Income	43,346

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,260	4.1%
Public Assistance	1,046	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,976	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	56,953	72.4%
Unemployed	3,239	4.1%
In Armed Forces	442	0.6%

Total Labor Force	60,634	77.1%
Not in Labor Force	18,053	22.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,368	18,114	59.3%
Non-Profit	2,083	4,571	31.3%
Self-Employed	3,329	2,330	58.8%

Local Government	2,620	4,181	38.5%
State Government	868	1,279	40.4%
Federal Government	2,066	1,790	53.6%

Total Private + Self	29,697	20,444	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,637	11,821	39.2%
Total	37,334	32,265	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	18.4%
Pct. Private + Self	72.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,078	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,069	18.8%
Professional, Technical	17,599	25.3%
Service Occupations	10,985	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	571	0.8%
All others	16,925	24.3%

White Collar		59.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,185	14.6%
Manufacturing	7,347	10.5%
Educational services	6,986	10.0%
Retail trade	6,776	9.7%
Construction	5,957	8.6%
Public administration	4,939	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,916	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,216	6.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,285	4.7%
Other services	3,075	4.4%
Finance and insurance	2,706	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2,686	3.9%
Wholesale trade	1,472	2.1%
Information	1,280	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,132	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,033	1.5%
Utilities	785	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	785	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	85	0.1%
Management	10	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,338	4.33%
Puerto Rican	2,077	1.42%
Cuban	287	0.20%
Dominican	113	0.08%

Total Central American	5,612	3.83%
Costa Rican	31	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,188	0.81%
Honduran	944	0.64%
Nicaraguan	405	0.28%
Panamanian	1	0.00%
Salvadoran	3,043	2.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,313	1.58%
Argentinean	57	0.04%
Bolivian	368	0.25%
Chilean	148	0.10%
Colombian	547	0.37%
Ecuadorian	34	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	686	0.47%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	378	0.26%
Other South American	95	0.06%

Other Hispanic	1,360	0.93%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	668	0.46%
Filipino	508	0.35%
Chinese	223	0.15%
Cambodian	189	0.13%
Korean	175	0.12%
Vietnamese	172	0.12%
Thai	99	0.07%
Japanese	32	0.02%
Taiwanese	28	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	122,186	88.3%
Spanish	12,577	9.1%
Other Indo-European	1,111	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	513	0.4%
German, other Germanic	410	0.3%
Other	262	0.2%
Tagalog	260	0.2%
Other Asian	246	0.2%
Chinese	207	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	24,127	16.5%
English	20,351	13.9%
Irish	18,788	12.8%
American	10,321	7.1%
Italian	7,539	5.2%
French	2,901	2.0%
Polish	2,644	1.8%
Scottish	2,541	1.7%
European	2,117	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1,750	1.2%
Dutch	1,190	0.8%
Welsh	1,033	0.7%
Norwegian	865	0.6%
Swedish	852	0.6%
French Canadian	836	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	139,997	95.6%
Not a citizen	6,389	4.4%

Native	135,220	92.4%
Foreign-born	11,166	7.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,171	4.0%	6,906	6.7%	33,765	32.7%	27,921	27.1%	18,039	17.5%	12,308	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,171	4.0%
9-12 Years	6,906	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,765	32.7%
Some College	27,921	27.1%
Bach. Degree	18,039	17.5%
Grad Degree	12,308	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

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	62,468
Median Value	$343,619

Occupied	55,520	88.9%
Vacant	6,948	11.1%

Owned	40,226	72.5%
Rented	15,294	27.5%
Median Rent	$1,309

Single-Family Units	51,001	81.6%
Detached	45,970	73.6%
Attached	5,031	8.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,988	9.6%
Mobile Homes	3,922	6.3%

Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area

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