Population

Winchester's current population is 32,964 people with 12,705 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 6.6% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 3.2% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 37.1 which is slightly below the state average of 39.2 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.44 persons. This area is not very family centric with 57.3% of the households being family households and with 30.3% having children in the home and 18.2% of the population being under 15 and an additional 14.3% being under 24. Another 27.5% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 22.7% between 45-64 years old leaving 17.2% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Winchester has a daytime employee population of 25,002 versus a permanent population of 32,964 meaning the daytime employee population is 75.8% of the permanent population living in the area and 58.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 35.4% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Winchester is lower than the state and higher than US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Winchester area are White 73.1%, Black 10.2%, Asian 2.3%, 9.9% other races and 18.6% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Winchester, Virginia		Virginia	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Winchester
		Virginia
Latitude / Longitude:		39.18566, -78.163334
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		32,964	47,640	8,695,186	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		30,574	43,842	8,012,659	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		32,606	47,304	8,652,152	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		34,021	49,426	9,017,064	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		6.6%	7.9%	8.0%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		37.1	37.2	39.2	38.8
Under 4 years old		6.0%	6.0%	5.6%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		6.0%	6.1%	5.9%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		6.2%	6.2%	6.2%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		14.3%	13.9%	12.7%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		27.5%	27.8%	27.0%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		9,076	13,228	2,349,109	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		22.7%	23.3%	25.7%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		7,495	11,113	2,238,931	83,512,738
65 years and over		17.2%	16.7%	16.8%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		5,685	7,968	1,458,451	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		18.2%	18.3%	17.7%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		5,991	8,734	1,540,407	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages