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Winchester

Nevada · 37,081 residents · 4.96 sq mi
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With 37,081 people, Winchester is a city in Nevada. 32% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 36%. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 7,479 people per square mile. 10,123 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,120, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Winchester

What changed most since 1990

  • White share79.2% → 22.0% (−57.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Hispanic share11.8% → 52.3% (+40.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • Median age44.0 → 35.7 (−8.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years

Among the 25 cities and towns in the Las Vegas metro

  • 21st in household income$50,120
  • 17th in share with a bachelor's degree18.5%
  • 18th in home value$302,800
  • 8th in diversity score81.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
37,081
+38%since 2000
from 26,958 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
7,479 / sq mi
+38%since 2000
from 5,437 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.7
−10%since 2000
from 39.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
4.96 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
22K26K31K35K39K19902000201020202024Winchester
202437K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55%(1,857)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(2,343)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(2,378)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(2,335)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(2,530)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.5%(6,504)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(4,879)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5416.1%(5,983)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.8%(4,000)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.3%(2,694)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(1,373)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.6%(205)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$50,120
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,251 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,090
+56%since 2000
from $20,615 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
29.9%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
23.8%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 14.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.530
+9%since 2010
from 0.485 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information15.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade4.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services3.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration1.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food0.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$302,800
+64%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $101,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,220
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $662 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
32.0%
−9.1 ptssince 2000
from 41.1% in 2000
68.0% rent
Vacancy rate
17.5%
−9.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.52 people
+10%since 2009
from 2.29 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
30.3%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 38.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.8%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.0
+6%since 2009
from 5.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
40
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic54.9%(14,790)
Black6.7%(1,811)
Hispanic / Latino29%(7,820)
Asian5.3%(1,428)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic22%(8,173)
Black11.9%(4,414)
Hispanic / Latino52.3%(19,390)
Asian7.1%(2,642)
Other6.6%(2,462)
Diversity Score
82
Unchangedsince 2009
from 82 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican31.7%(11,772)
Central American9.2%(3,429)
Cuban6.2%(2,287)
Salvadoran4.8%(1,796)
Guatemalan3.4%(1,262)
Peruvian0.6%(231)
Nicaraguan0.6%(216)
Venezuelan0.5%(201)
Honduran0.4%(155)
Colombian0.3%(121)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(42)
Chilean0.1%(29)
Spaniard0.1%(29)
Ecuadorian0.1%(26)
Bolivian0%(16)
Argentine0%(15)
Asian origin
Filipino3.8%(1,421)
Chinese1.4%(529)
Korean0.8%(300)
Asian Indian0.3%(109)
Japanese0.2%(88)
Vietnamese0.2%(68)
Thai0.1%(45)
Laotian0.1%(39)
Taiwanese0%(16)
Mongolian0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.6%(239)
Chamorro0.1%(42)
Guamanian0.1%(27)
Ancestry
German5.1%(1,903)
Italian2.8%(1,050)
Irish2.7%(1,002)
English2.6%(974)
American2.3%(870)
French1.3%(499)
Polish1%(358)
Greek0.6%(233)
West Indian0.6%(226)
Russian0.6%(224)
Scottish0.4%(139)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Iranian0.3%(126)
Portuguese0.3%(123)
Hungarian0.2%(91)
Norwegian0.2%(90)
Dutch0.2%(88)
Ukrainian0.2%(88)
Romanian0.2%(65)
Serbian0.2%(64)
Arab0.2%(63)
Ethiopian0.2%(61)
Welsh0.1%(51)
British0.1%(49)
Swiss0.1%(48)
Israeli0.1%(43)
Canadian0.1%(37)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(33)
Armenian0.1%(29)
Finnish0.1%(27)
Syrian0.1%(24)
Czech0.1%(24)
Danish0.1%(24)
Jamaican0.1%(21)
Swedish0.1%(20)
Croatian0.1%(19)
Moroccan0%(18)
Iraqi0%(15)
Bulgarian0%(14)
Nigerian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
18.5%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
73.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 74.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.0 min
+95%since 2000
from 13.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
63.8%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 68.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
6.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.0%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
17.3%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
9.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 12.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.3%
+2.3 ptssince 2011
from 62.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
66.7%
−3.5 ptssince 2020
from 70.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
5.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
21.2%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 15.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
54.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
Female
45.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.6% in 2009
Foreign born
35.6%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 30.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 13.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
21.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 28.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.4%
+25.2 ptssince 2017
from 62.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.0%
+6.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.9%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
50.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 50.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
41.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2016
from 41.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married47.1%(7,783)
Married36%(5,940)
Widowed2.5%(406)
Divorced14.4%(2,378)
Women 15+
Never married39.2%(5,487)
Married38.7%(5,422)
Widowed7.8%(1,088)
Divorced14.3%(1,999)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
21.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 28.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
33.1%
−3.3 ptssince 2020
from 36.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
8.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 8.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.4%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 14.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
32.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 28.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
41.8%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 45.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.2%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 39.7% 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)17.7%(245)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13%(180)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39%(541)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(83)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,388 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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Over time

Winchester, decade by decade

Winchester population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199023,365$63,566$223,68614.9%44.4
200026,958$58,750$184,89815.9%75.7
201027,978$53,755$257,79216.5%81.3
202036,403$47,716$208,83417.7%84.8
202437,081$50,120$302,80018.5%81.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Winchester, Nevada?

Winchester, Nevada has about 37,081 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Winchester, Nevada?

The typical household in Winchester, Nevada earns about $50,120 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Winchester, Nevada expensive?

In Winchester, Nevada, the median home is worth about $302,800, and the typical rent is about $1,220 a month.

How educated are people in Winchester, Nevada?

About 18.5% of adults age 25 and over in Winchester, Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Winchester, Nevada?

About 23.8% of people in Winchester, Nevada live below the federal poverty line.

Has Winchester, Nevada grown since 1990?

Yes, Winchester, Nevada has grown since 1990. The population has added about 13,716 residents, a change of about 59 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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