About Winfield

Winfield is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,839 people and just one neighborhood, Winfield is the 113rd largest community in West Virginia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Winfield is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winfield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.13%), sales jobs (11.15%), and management occupations (10.63%).

Winfield is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Winfield's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Winfield is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Winfield isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.53% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, Winfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Winfield Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Winfield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.65% of adults in Winfield have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Winfield in 2000 was $23,564, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,256 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Winfield is English.