Winters is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 7,694 people and four associated neighborhoods, Winters is the 468th largest community in California. Housing costs in Winters are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Winters is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.74% of the Winters workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Winters is a city of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winters who work in management occupations (12.40%), sales jobs (8.08%), and teaching (7.50%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Winters is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of Winters citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.84% of adults in Winters have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Winters in 2022 was $49,451, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,804 for a family of four. Winters is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winters home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winters residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Winters also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 47.73% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Winters include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Winters's cultural character, accounting for 19.32% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Winters is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
