Winchester is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 16,510 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Winchester is the 30th largest community in Kentucky.

When you are in Winchester, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.6% of Winchester's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Winchester is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winchester who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.63%), sales jobs (12.27%), and management occupations (6.42%).

Residents of Winchester by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 96.7% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While Winchester may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Although Winchester is a relatively small city, quite a few people get to and from work by way of the subway, often traveling to the central city in the area.

Winchester Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Winchester with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.63% of adults in Winchester have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Winchester in 2000 was $15,611, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,444 for a family of four.

Winchester is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winchester home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Winchester is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Winchester include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Winchester is English.