City in Clark County, Kentucky · 9.2 sq mi · 2,122 people per sq mi
About 20,000 people live in Winchester. The typical household earns $54,378, and the median resident is 40.1 years old.
2026 projection
From 19,168 in 2020
Poverty rate 17.28%
Men 37.5 · Women 41.4
1800–2026
19,579
2026 projection
2.1% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1800–2026
19,579
2026 projection
2.1% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 19,579 | +65 | 0.33% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,514 | +86 | 0.44% |
| 2024 | 19,428 | +154 | 0.80% |
| 2023 | 19,274 | +158 | 0.83% |
| 2022 | 19,116 | +41 | 0.21% |
| 2021 | 19,075 | -93 | 0.49% |
| 2020 | 19,168 | +584 | 3.14% |
| 2019 | 18,584 | +20 | 0.11% |
| 2018 | 18,564 | +122 | 0.66% |
| 2017 | 18,442 | +22 | 0.12% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 192 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 6 residents
45% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 45% | 47% | 44% |
| Never married | 28% | 33% | 25% |
| Divorced | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Widowed | 7% | 4% | 10% |
| Separated | 3% | 3% | 3% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau