Winchester is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 20,810 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Winchester is the 85th largest community in Massachusetts. Winchester has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Winchester is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.59% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Winchester is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winchester who work in management occupations (19.83%), sales jobs (12.15%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.06%).

Also of interest is that Winchester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Winchester is also a town of artists. Winchester has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Winchester's character.

Winchester, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Winchester is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Winchester is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Winchester a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Winchester has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Winchester's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Winchester Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Winchester is a pretty powerful place. 64.91% of the adults in Winchester have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Winchester in 2000 was $50,414, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $201,656 for a family of four. However, Winchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Winchester include Irish, Italian, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Winchester is English. Some people also speak Italian.