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County:

Winchester city

State:

Virginia

FIPS Code:

51840

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.54

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,429

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

20,217

4.1%

4.1%

-0.1%

1990:

21,947

8.6%

6.5%

2.0%

2000:

23,585

7.5%

4.6%

2.9%

2005:

25,119

6.5%

3.4%

3.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

18,724

79.4%

0-to-19:

6,053

25.7%

Black:

2,454

10.4%

20-to-39:

7,457

31.6%

Hispanic:

1,527

6.5%

40-to-59:

5,769

24.5%

American Indian:

48

0.2%

60-plus:

4,306

18.3%

Other:

832

3.5%

Median Age:

35.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2,527.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.7%

Median Family Income:

$44,675

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.1%

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