Winnsboro is a city of 3,322 people in South Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 46%. The typical home is worth $132,400, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. 1% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,434, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Winnsboro
What changed most since 1990
White share39.5% → 29.6%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants56.9% → 50.6%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate20.8% → 12.8%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Winnsboro's population equals 16% of Fairfield County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 34% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 9.0% of the county's.
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)15.9%(28)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(37)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(64)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 176 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
Winnsboro, decade by decade
Winnsboro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,600
$45,441
$121,683
18.6%
59.7
2000
3,599
$45,713
$123,873
18.8%
63.0
2010
3,550
$35,392
$114,798
12.5%
63.3
2020
3,215
$37,159
$140,597
14.5%
66.0
2024
3,322
$37,434
$132,400
16.5%
58.4
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.
