Winchester is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 19,254 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Winchester is the 20th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Winchester isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Winchester are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winchester is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winchester who work in office and administrative support (16.61%), management occupations (9.67%), and sales jobs (9.37%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.76% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Winchester does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Winchester are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.04% of adults in Winchester having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Winchester in 2022 was $35,099, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,396 for a family of four. However, Winchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winchester is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winchester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winchester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Winchester include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Winchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
