About Winhall

Winhall is a tiny town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 704 people and just one neighborhood, Winhall is the 140th largest community in Vermont.

Winhall is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.35% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Winhall is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winhall who work in sales jobs (16.38%), management occupations (15.63%), and food service (13.90%).

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

A relatively large number of people in Winhall telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Winhall is a major vacation destination. Much of the town's population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Winhall's population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.40 minutes getting to work every day.

Winhall is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Winhall Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Winhall is a pretty powerful place. 50.09% of the adults in Winhall 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 Winhall in 2000 was $30,378, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,512 for a family of four.

The people who call Winhall home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Winhall is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Winhall include Irish, German, English, Italian, French, Dutch, Scottish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Winhall is English.