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Virginia·Winchester County
6 tracts·28K people·$343K median·3,036/mi²
White 61 · Hispanic 21 · Black 8 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Married couple 34 · Other 29
Health 44 · Professional 15 · Retail 15 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Service 18 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 71 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 13 · Walk 5 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Winchester is $343,000 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Winchester has 27,913 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.8; the population is 61.4% White, 20.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Black, 6.8% Multiracial, 2.2% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 31.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.5% (Census ACS).
Frederick Douglass Elementary (74%), Garland R. Quarles Elementary (65%) and John Kerr Elementary (61%) lead the elementary schools; Daniel Morgan Middle (66%), Daniel Morgan Intermediate (59%) and James Wood Middle (59%) lead the middle schools; John Handley High is the high school with reported scores (77%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,315/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Winchester is $63,974 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Winchester, median rent is $1,315/month and the median home value is $343,000 (Census ACS).
Winchester reported 3.1 violent crimes and 24.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Winchester are strong wind (80), winter weather (68) and hail (62), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Winchester, 5.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).