CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Winchester

Kentucky · 15,799 residents · 9.23 sq mi

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Winchester is a city of 15,799 people in Kentucky. Median home value sits at $49,900. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 21.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. The median household earns $21,543, about 28% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,799

−6%vs 2000

vs 16,724 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,174)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(1,072)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,246)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,091)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(1,051)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(2,698)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,204)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,512)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(1,445)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(1,319)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(759)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(228)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,543

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,254 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,832

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,611 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.7%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,900

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$317

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $460 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.6%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.5% in 2000

42.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(14,764)

Black8.8%(1,464)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(268)

Asian0.2%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.1%(14,075)

Black10.1%(1,599)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(147)

Asian0.4%(57)

Other0.4%(68)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(401)

Puerto Rican1.9%(362)

Central American0.1%(21)

Guatemalan0.1%(21)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(146)

Vietnamese0.5%(92)

Chinese0.4%(77)

Asian Indian0.2%(30)

Ancestry

English16.9%(3,254)

Irish12.1%(2,327)

German11.6%(2,225)

American7%(1,348)

Scottish3.9%(746)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(403)

Italian1.4%(260)

French1%(193)

Polish0.7%(144)

Welsh0.5%(100)

Dutch0.5%(99)

Swedish0.5%(97)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(58)

French Canadian0.2%(47)

Norwegian0.2%(46)

Hungarian0.2%(45)

Finnish0.2%(37)

Portuguese0.2%(37)

Czech0.1%(23)

Iranian0.1%(23)

West Indian0.1%(20)

Subsaharan African0.1%(19)

Danish0.1%(10)

Greek0%(8)

Russian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.4%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.5%(2,423)

Married49.1%(3,663)

Widowed3.5%(260)

Divorced14.9%(1,114)

Women 15+

Never married24.8%(2,090)

Married47.5%(4,011)

Widowed10.3%(867)

Divorced17.5%(1,476)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−11.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.9%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.2%(258)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26%(277)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.9%(212)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(51)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,065 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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