Winchester, California

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Winchester is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, USA. Adam Yahiye Gadahn grew up in the town.

[edit] Geography

Winchester is located at 33°42′28″N, 117°5′13″W (33.707871, -117.086861)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 18.4 km² (7.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,155 people, 741 households, and 532 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 117.4/km² (304.1/mi²). There were 819 housing units at an average density of 44.6/km² (115.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.05% White, 1.95% African American, 1.53% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 14.34% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.42% of the population.

There were 741 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,472, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $26,354 versus $28,021 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,028. About 9.7% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.