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  4. Winchester Employment Information
  5. Winchester Family Information
  6. Winchester Education Information
  7. Winchester Business Information
  8. Winchester Public Benefits Information
  9. Winchester Criminal Information
  10. Winchester Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Winchester Zip Codes


Winchester Legal Resources Back to top

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Winchester Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 20,810
  • Land Area (2000): 15.639 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.659 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 781
  • Alias(es) (2003): WINCHESTER
Winchester Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 20,432 2002 21,068 2005 21,108
2000 21,053 2003 21,111 2006 21,308
2001 20,909 2004 21,126 2007 21,155

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Houses (2000): 7,908
Winchester Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winchester Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 6,718
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $268,264,000 / $59,560,000
Winchester Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 10,956 10,560 396 3.61% 36
1991 10,813 10,244 568 5.26% 53
1992 10,803 10,233 569 5.27% 53
1993 10,845 10,389 456 4.20% 42
1994 10,962 10,572 390 3.56% 36
1995 10,814 10,477 337 3.12% 31
1996 10,937 10,674 263 2.41% 24
1997 11,178 10,905 273 2.44% 24
1998 11,296 11,090 206 1.82% 18
1999 11,423 11,220 203 1.78% 18
2000 10,788 10,566 223 2.06% 21
2001 10,896 10,580 316 2.90% 29
2002 10,880 10,412 468 4.30% 43
2003 10,781 10,309 473 4.38% 44
2004 10,742 10,329 414 3.85% 39
2005 10,769 10,417 351 3.26% 33
2006 10,723 10,357 365 3.41% 34
2007 10,809 10,471 338 3.13% 31
2008 10,845 10,485 360 3.32% 33
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 10,818 10,457 361 3.34% 33
Feb 2008 10,778 10,436 342 3.17% 32
Mar 2008 10,793 10,476 317 2.94% 29
Apr 2008 10,778 10,497 281 2.61% 26
May 2008 10,730 10,371 359 3.35% 33
Jun 2008 10,963 10,531 432 3.94% 39
Jul 2008 11,008 10,620 388 3.52% 35
Aug 2008 10,955 10,590 365 3.33% 33
Sep 2008 10,783 10,388 395 3.66% 37
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Winchester Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,329 23.96%
2. Finance and Insurance 652 11.75%
3. Health Care 441 7.95%
4. Educational Services 342 6.17%
5. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 291 5.25%
6. Construction 251 4.52%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 154 2.78%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 146 2.63%
9. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 126 2.27%
10. Public Administration 123 2.22%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 106 1.91%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 106 1.91%
13. Info Services and Data Processing 96 1.73%
14. Other Transportation 85 1.53%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 64 1.15%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 64 1.15%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 58 1.05%
18. Machinery Manufacturing 54 0.97%
19. Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale 54 0.97%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 53 0.96%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 745 15.96%
2. Educational Services 708 15.16%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 656 14.05%
4. Finance and Insurance 477 10.22%
5. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 190 4.07%
6. Public Administration 170 3.64%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 126 2.70%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 112 2.40%
9. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 105 2.25%
10. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 96 2.06%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 96 2.06%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 94 2.01%
13. Social Assistance 93 1.99%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 75 1.61%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 71 1.52%
16. Department and Other General Stores 62 1.33%
17. Construction 59 1.26%
18. Info Services and Data Processing 57 1.22%
19. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 44 0.94%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 42 0.90%

Winchester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 504 9.09%
2. Computer Specialists 383 6.90%
3. Top Executives 347 6.26%
4. Lawyers 303 5.46%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 280 5.05%
6. Engineers 256 4.62%
7. Business Operations Specialists 214 3.86%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 206 3.71%
9. Physicians and Surgeons 187 3.37%
10. Financial Managers 153 2.76%
11. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 149 2.69%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 149 2.69%
13. Other Financial Specialists 145 2.61%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 141 2.54%
15. Postsecondary Teachers 127 2.29%
16. Other Installation / Maintenance 120 2.16%
17. Accountants and Auditors 112 2.02%
18. Life and Physical Scientists 107 1.93%
19. Architects / Surveyors / Cartographers 103 1.86%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 95 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Management Occupations 320 6.85%
2. Registered Nurses 277 5.93%
3. Business Operations Specialists 239 5.12%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 225 4.82%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 217 4.65%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 197 4.22%
7. Secretaries and Admins 191 4.09%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 174 3.73%
9. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 168 3.60%
10. Top Executives 150 3.21%
11. Computer Specialists 148 3.17%
12. Media and Communications Workers 122 2.61%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 122 2.61%
14. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 116 2.48%
15. Lawyers 109 2.33%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 105 2.25%
17. Postsecondary Teachers 99 2.12%
18. Art and Design Workers 94 2.01%
19. Accountants and Auditors 87 1.86%
20. Other Financial Specialists 87 1.86%

Winchester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,695 54.82%
15-35 hours 2,023 12.76%
1-14 hours 548 3.46%
No regular hours 4,594 28.97%

Winchester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 85 0.90%
5 AM-5:29 AM 116 1.22%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 202 2.13%
6 AM-6:29 AM 566 5.98%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 719 7.59%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,545 16.31%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,838 19.41%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,865 19.69%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 978 10.33%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 738 7.79%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 281 2.97%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 86 0.91%
Noon-3:59 PM 274 2.89%
4 PM-11:59 PM 178 1.88%

Winchester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 246 2.60%
5-9 712 7.52%
10-14 795 8.39%
15-19 1,255 13.25%
20-24 1,332 14.06%
25-29 845 8.92%
30-34 1,630 17.21%
35-39 365 3.85%
40-44 601 6.35%
45-59 990 10.45%
60-89 560 5.91%
At least 90 140 1.48%

Winchester Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 90 0.95% 5,095 53.80%
30-44 383 4.04% 2,213 23.37%
45-59 325 3.43% 665 7.02%
At least 60 276 2.91% 424 4.48%

Winchester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 19 0.19%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 816 8.11%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,299 72.51%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 9 0.09%
Color 4 Box Other 52 0.52%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,074 10.67%
Color 6 Box Walked 202 2.01%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 595 5.91%

Winchester Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winchester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,723 (20,425 people)
Families (2000): 5,831 (18,048 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,707
People at same address in 1995: 11,979
Winchester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 255 3.30%
$10,000-$14,999 227 2.94%
$15,000-$19,999 149 1.93%
$20,000-$24,999 179 2.32%
$25,000-$29,999 207 2.68%
$30,000-$34,999 185 2.40%
$35,000-$39,999 210 2.72%
$40,000-$44,999 180 2.33%
$45,000-$49,999 217 2.81%
$50,000-$59,999 470 6.09%
$60,000-$74,999 739 9.57%
$75,000-$99,999 1,093 14.15%
$100,000-$124,999 934 12.09%
$125,000-$149,999 575 7.45%
$150,000-$199,999 754 9.76%
$200,000 or more 1,349 17.47%

Winchester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,693 21.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,263 29.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 249 3.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,313 17.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 38 0.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,370 17.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 12 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 593 7.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 138 1.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 44 0.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Winchester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,441 26.96%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,207 21.79%
Public Assistance 67 0.28%
Retirement 1,495 6.26%
Self Employment 1,481 6.20%
Social Security 2,179 9.12%
Supplemental Security 138 0.58%
Wage / Salary 6,041 25.28%
Other 846 3.54%

Winchester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,517 49.81%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,536 50.19%

Winchester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 287 3.84%
Color 1 Box Married 5,347 71.54%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,639 21.93%
Color 3 Box Widowed 201 2.69%

Winchester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 545 6.23%
Color 1 Box Married 5,488 62.71%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,666 19.04%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,052 12.02%

Winchester Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winchester Education Information Back to top
Winchester Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 236 1.53%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 715 4.63%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,957 12.66%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,949 12.61%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 854 5.53%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 4,905 31.74%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 4,839 31.31%

Winchester Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 245 1.18% 399 1.92% 644 3.09%
Kindergarten 232 1.11% 56 0.27% 288 1.38%
Grades 1-4 1,147 5.51% 158 0.76% 1,305 6.27%
Grades 5-8 1,055 5.07% 67 0.32% 1,122 5.39%
Grades 9-12 902 4.33% 148 0.71% 1,050 5.05%
Undergrad college 146 0.70% 261 1.25% 407 1.96%
Graduate or professional school 81 0.39% 318 1.53% 399 1.92%
Total 3,808 18.30% 1,407 6.76% 5,215 25.06%

Winchester Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winchester Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 582
Winchester Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winchester Public Benefits Information Back to top
Winchester Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 19,892 97.40%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 531 2.60%

Winchester Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winchester Criminal Information Back to top
Winchester Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.196 0.000 0.000 0.049 0.245 0.049 2.007 12.383 0.734 15.172
2000 0.332 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.332 0.047 2.090 11.447 0.997 14.582
2001 0.143 0.000 0.000 0.048 0.191 0.096 1.243 11.096 0.717 13.152
2002 0.190 0.000 0.047 0.000 0.237 0.000 1.519 9.066 0.522 11.107
2003 0.237 0.000 0.000 0.189 0.426 0.047 1.326 8.100 0.474 9.900
2004 0.331 0.142 0.000 0.284 0.757 0.000 2.225 9.372 0.379 11.976
2005 0.284 0.047 0.000 0.332 0.663 0.000 2.132 8.006 0.758 10.896
2006 0.375 0.000 0.000 0.141 0.516 0.000 2.300 11.310 0.798 14.408
2007 0.189 0.000 0.000 0.095 0.284 0.142 3.262 13.047 0.284 16.592

Winchester Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 8 38
2005 8 38
2006 8 38
2007 8 38

Winchester Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 315
2000 314
2001 279
2002 239

Winchester Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winchester Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Winchester Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,113 14.96%
10-19 Years 2,496 11.99%
20-29 Years 1,323 6.36%
30-39 Years 3,063 14.72%
40-49 Years 3,525 16.94%
50-59 Years 2,762 13.27%
60-69 Years 1,789 8.60%
70-79 Years 1,506 7.24%
80-89 Years 954 4.58%
90+ Years 279 1.34%

Winchester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,792 47.05%
Color 1 Box Female 11,018 52.95%

Winchester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 19,222 92.37%
Color 2 Box Asian 960 4.61%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 224 1.08%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 211 1.01%
Color 1 Box African-American 135 0.65%
Color 6 Box Other Race 33 0.16%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 22 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.01%

Winchester Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 5,916 25.47%
2. Italian 4,239 18.25%
3. English 3,101 13.35%
4. German 1,809 7.79%
5. French Non-Basque 856 3.69%
6. United States Or American 807 3.47%
7. Polish 697 3.00%
8. Scottish 627 2.70%
9. Russian 474 2.04%
10. Swedish 453 1.95%

Winchester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,714 86.56%
2. Italian 505 2.62%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 312 1.62%
4. Chinese 249 1.29%
5. French 227 1.18%
6. German 171 0.89%
7. Armenian 127 0.66%
8. Russian 118 0.61%
9. Korean 110 0.57%
10. Other Asian 90 0.47%

Winchester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 18,569 89.23%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,017 4.89%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,224 5.88%

Winchester Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Winchester Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winchester Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01890