County profile
Winchester city, Virginia
United States · US territory
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP
no BEA GDP
GDP growth (YoY)
1 yr only
Jobs tracked
24,157
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,373
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
28,272
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$64.0k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
31.3%±3.1%
Poverty rate
21.5%±3.7%
Business applications
384 · 2025
Retail establishments
260
92.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Trex Company, Inc.Industrials$1.2B73B2CableClix (USA), Inc.Communication Services$0——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care38%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation15%
Education10%
Manufacturing8%
Management7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
28,272
residents · 2025 · +1.0% since 2020
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−712
International migration+670
Natural change+285
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$343.0k±$19.2k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$78/mo
Vacancy rate
8.4%±2.6%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$12.6M
68 units · 2.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
16.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 70Earthquake 63Winter weather 50
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4362016
4572017
4732018
4892019
5062020
5682021
6552022
7232023
7472024
7932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 20212092021
2592022
662023
912024
682025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.6 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
CSXT
Nearest port
98.0 km
VULCAN MATERIALS WOODBRIDGE VA
Nearest commercial airport
66.3 km
WASHINGTON DULLES INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.6k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is Winchester city’s economy like?
Winchester city is home to 28,272 residents and 24,157 jobs across 1,373 employers, led by health care. BEA does not publish state-level GDP for US territories, so no GDP figure is shown.
GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.