Winchester is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 10,236 people and three associated neighborhoods, Winchester is the 96th largest community in Connecticut. Winchester has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Winchester has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Winchester a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In terms of college education, Winchester is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.10% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Winchester in 2022 was $40,244, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,976 for a family of four. However, Winchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Winchester is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Winchester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winchester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Winchester include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Winchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.