Winchester, California

Geography

Winchester is located at (33.707871, -117.086861).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.0 sqmi, all of it land.

It is approximately 8 miles southwest of the city of Hemet, California.

Demographics

1990 2000 2010

Winchester first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Winchester had a population of 3,068, all of whom lived in households. The population density was 383.0 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup was 42.0% White, 2.8% African American, 1.7% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 31.1% from other races, and 18.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 55.9% of the population.

There were 958 households, out of which 40.9% included children under the age of 18, 50.9% were married-couple households, 9.0% were cohabiting couple households, 18.5% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.2% of households were one person, and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.2.

The age distribution was 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% aged 18 to 24, 27.2% aged 25 to 44, 24.9% aged 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 36.0years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males.

There were 1,028 housing units at an average density of 128.3 /mi2, of which 958 (93.2%) were occupied. Of these, 74.7% were owner-occupied, and 25.3% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $75,353, and the per capita income was $23,904. About 0.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

At the 2010 census Winchester had a population of 2,534. The population density was 327.7 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Winchester was 1,577 (62.2%) White, 38 (1.5%) African American, 17 (0.7%) Native American, 46 (1.8%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 728 (28.7%) from other races, and 126 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,233 persons (48.7%).

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 769 households, 326 (42.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 425 (55.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 94 (12.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 53 (6.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 54 (7.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 6 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 149 households (19.4%) were one person and 71 (9.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.30. There were 572 families (74.4% of households); the average family size was 3.78.

The age distribution was 762 people (30.1%) under the age of 18, 218 people (8.6%) aged 18 to 24, 613 people (24.2%) aged 25 to 44, 649 people (25.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 292 people (11.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 34.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

There were 850 housing units at an average density of 109.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 491 (63.8%) were owner-occupied and 278 (36.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. 1,514 people (59.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,020 people (40.3%) lived in rental housing units.

Education

It is in the Hemet Unified School District.

Surrounding communities

• French Valley
• Murrieta
• Menifee
• Hemet
• Homeland
• Temecula

Notable residents

• Sgt. Janek Pawel Pietrzak and his wife, Quiana Faye Jenkins-Pietrzak, 2008 murder victims.
• Adam Yahiye Gadahn, spokesman for al-Qaeda and adviser to Osama bin Laden, spent his childhood living on the family's farm in Winchester.

Politics

In the California State Legislature, Winchester is in , and .

In the United States House of Representatives, Winchester is in .

References

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