WinchesterOK
A town of 540.
Is Winchester a good place to live?
Winchester’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 1 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Winchester. Winchester has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
540 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Winchester: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winchester, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Winchester.
Very high risk in Winchester, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Winchester’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Winchester for work: only 1% work in town. 23% of Winchester residents live below the poverty line, above both the Oklahoma town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Winchester has added 54 jobs, to 61 in 2023.
| Winchester | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Winchester
Winchester has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Winchester is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Winchester’s typical home value is about $266K
The typical Winchester home is worth about $266,000, up 6.2% in a year, 21% above the Oklahoma typical home. 83% of households own their home in Winchester.
| Winchester | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $795 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fewer young adults than Oklahoma overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 30% of residents (24% statewide). Winchester has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 540 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Winchester | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.7 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 78% are men (OK 42%).
| Winchester | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.8% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.7% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.9% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.7% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.4% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Winchester is
Winchester beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 43% of Winchester adults have high blood pressure.
| Winchester | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Winchester | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 16.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 33.1% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
BOK Center and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Winchester. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Stadium & arenaBOK Center
25 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
26 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
23 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art
39 mi MuseumUSS Batfish24 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement ParkPhoto credits
BOK Center: Okiefromokla, Public domain · Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium: Chippothenut, CC BY 3.0 · The Outsiders House Museum: TheDoctorWho, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Philbrook Museum of Art: Dustin M. Ramsey, aka Kralizec! at English Wikipedia. Cropped by CPacker., Attribution · USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Winchester
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Winchester
About 2 of every 100 Winchester residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
99% of working residents leave Winchester for work
Where Winchester’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Winchester
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Winchester is a town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 546 at the 2020 census, an increase of 5.8% from the figure of 516 recorded in 2010. It is a recently built residential community, having incorporated February 18, 1974. This is not to be confused with the old settlement of Winchester in Woods County, Oklahoma near the Kansas border, west of the present-day U.S. Route 281 and west-southwest of Hardtner, Kansas.
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- Area
- 5.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 899 ft
Questions about Winchester
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Winchester, OK a good place to live?
Winchester has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.