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Winchester, VA
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Living in Winchester



Winchester is a medium-sized city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 27,936 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Winchester is the 35th largest community in Virginia.

Also of interest is that Winchester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Winchester is also a city of artists. Winchester has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Winchester’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Winchester citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.26% of adults in Winchester have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Winchester in 2022 was $36,012, which is middle income relative to Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,048 for a family of four. However, Winchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Winchester is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winchester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winchester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Winchester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winchester include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Winchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.