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A town of 2,365, settled in 1861. A regional job hub with 2,467 jobs.
The best of Winamac’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life and the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for health. 33% of working residents work locally in Winamac, above both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Only 102 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score higher on walkability. Winamac's schools rank ahead of 72% of Indiana towns. Only 30 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on the outdoors. Winamac has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dr. George W. Thompson House and Vurpillat's Opera House. Only 80 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score higher on civic life. Winamac has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Winamac beats most towns.
Where Winamac’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Winamac is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1904.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winamac, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Winamac.
About one in 3 of Winamac’s working residents works in town. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Winamac, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Winamac is $47,000.
| Winamac | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Winamac beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of Winamac adults smoke cigarettes.
| Winamac | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Winamac | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 25 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Winamac.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Winamac home is worth about $196,000, up 7.4% in a year, 24% below the Indiana typical home. 53% of households own their home in Winamac.
| Winamac | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $742 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Winamac has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Winamac’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Winamac City Park, at 55 acres.
| Winamac | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winamac City Park | 0.9 mi | 55 |
| 2. Rinehart Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Winamac; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Winamac residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 places in Winamac on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Indiana, United States
Winamac is a town in Monroe Township, Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Winamac had a population of 2,318. It is the county seat of Pulaski County.
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Not for the area. That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($62,792 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Justin Haley and John Buchanan.
