CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Winchester

New Hampshire · 1,558 residents · 2.98 sq mi

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Winchester is home to 1,558 people in New Hampshire. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the New Hampshire median by roughly 25%. The median age is 29.6, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 274 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income is $27,292, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 51%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,558

−15%vs 2000

vs 1,832 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.6

−13%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(136)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.1%(189)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(138)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(106)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(61)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(283)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(198)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(175)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.8%(91)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(71)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,292

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,281 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,342

−24%vs 2000

vs $13,646 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$87,200

+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$374

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $547 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.2%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.2% in 2000

32.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(1,766)

Black0.5%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(22)

Asian0.4%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,535)

Black0.8%(13)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(27)

Asian0.4%(7)

Other0.2%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.8%(63)

Ancestry

English14.1%(184)

French Canadian9.8%(128)

French9.3%(121)

Italian8.6%(112)

Greek7.4%(97)

German7%(91)

American6.7%(87)

Irish4.6%(60)

Polish4.2%(55)

Portuguese2.5%(32)

Swedish2.1%(27)

Dutch1%(13)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish1%(13)

Scottish0.6%(8)

Russian0.5%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest French population · Largest Italian population · Largest Greek population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.0%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 18.0 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 married55%(402)

Married30.9%(226)

Widowed5.2%(38)

Divorced8.9%(65)

Women 15+

Never married22.6%(100)

Married50.3%(223)

Widowed9.5%(42)

Divorced17.6%(78)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−13.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.3%

+21.6 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+12.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.3%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

+17.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% 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)42.4%(39)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(27)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.7%(43)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 92 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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