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SheetGA-WINDER-GA · Winder, GA 18,847 pop · income 35th pct · 18 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Winder
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Winder on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Thomasville · lowest
48,464
Thomasville · lowest
48,464 median HH income
40.1% of the leader · rank #1
Merced · near
59,938
Merced · near
59,938 median HH income
49.6% of the leader · rank #2
Basin · near
59,941
Basin · near
59,941 median HH income
49.6% of the leader · rank #3
Abbotsford · near
59,943
Abbotsford · near
59,943 median HH income
49.6% of the leader · rank #4
Winder · this city
59,944
Winder · this city
59,944 median HH income
49.6% of the leader · rank #5
Hilliard · near
59,949
Hilliard · near
59,949 median HH income
49.6% of the leader · rank #6
Pinole · highest
120,833
Pinole · highest
120,833 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Winder on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 18,847.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Winder - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Winder places in the 35th percentile for household income and the 50th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
35th
percentile, household income
56th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
50th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Winder, GA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 18,847 residents in Winder, a small town within Georgia. Median household income here is $59,944 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 10.4%. Winder's housing stock carries a median value of $251,700, and the median resident age is 36.6 years. Educational attainment runs 20.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 60.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 318 residential building permits were authorized in Winder (Building Boom), up 165% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Winder reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1372.0 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 61.3°F with 50.9 inches of precipitation per year and 0.5 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: the state registers 96.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,203 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Georgia's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). Workers in Winder report an average commute of 30.9 minutes, with 79.4% driving alone and 5.9% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 39.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Winder's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to comparison shortlist to climate and hazard context to work and mobility to housing and income to reported crime to population change to within-city variation; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Winder, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, matched public-school count.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for Winder?
The NCES join finds 11 public schools within the city match. 20.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Winder?
Within Georgia, the closest population matches are St. Marys (18,805 residents, $67,271 income); Thomasville (18,720 residents, $48,464 income); Kingsland (19,101 residents, $80,395 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are White Oak, OH (18,845 residents); Pinole, CA (18,835 residents); La Marque, TX (18,833 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 61.3°F, with 50.9 inches of precipitation and 0.5 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Georgia is 39.5 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
PlainCities matches 18 Census tracts to this city.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Winder?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.4%. The reported mean trip to work is 30.9 minutes.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
5.9%
Drive alone
79.4%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 8,533 workers age 16+.
How far does income reach against housing in Winder?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 10.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Household income
$59,944
Home value
$251,700
Value / income
4.2×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Winder?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1372.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 40% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1173.1
Violent rate
198.8
Total reported rate
1372.0
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,884 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +15.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 318 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+15.7%
2025 estimate
21,252
2020 estimate
18,368
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Below median income · poverty 10.4% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
96.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average
D
City profile score · Winder, GA
43/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living C
96.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime D
199 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate F
10.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
20.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$59,944
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Winder profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
Violent crime: 48/100 (D) · 199 /100k
Poverty rate: 38/100 (F) · 10.4%
Bachelor's+ share: 37/100 (F) · 20.8%
Household income: 34/100 (F) · $59,944
Where Winder sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Winder's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Winder highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Winder, GA (this city): home $251,700, crime 1,372/100k
Pinole, CA : home $697,100, crime 2,458/100k
La Marque, TX : home $189,400, crime 2,799/100k
Lansdale, PA : home $319,000, crime 1,104/100k
Chowchilla, CA : home $331,500, crime 1,866/100k
St. Marys, GA : home $259,300, crime 1,428/100k
Thomasville, GA : home $196,500, crime 3,944/100k
Kingsland, GA : home $226,800, crime 1,253/100k
Fayetteville, GA : home $331,700, crime 2,699/100k
How does Winder compare to other US cities?
Where Winder sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income35% higher than other cities
Home value56% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety50% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Georgia and the picture shifts: Winder ranks #63 of 166 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Winder against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Georgia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Georgia-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Winder near the bottom of Georgia's cities
Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Winder ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Winder only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#260 of 610
57th percentile in Georgia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Median Home Value
#142 of 577
75th percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#351 of 637
45th percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#250 of 638
60th percentile in Georgia
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Georgia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
35th percentile nationally for median household income · 50th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Winder's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Winder's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Winder's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$251,70044th percentilemore affordable than 44% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Winder's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,237 of 15,516
More affordable than 28% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,139 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.2×, Winder sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,237 of 15,516 and #2,139 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$59,944Winder, GA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Winder, GA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Winder, GA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)10.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)60.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
18,847
Median Income
$59,944
Median Home Value
$251,700
Median Age
36.6
Poverty Rate
10.4%
Labor force participation
60.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
20.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1372.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
198.8
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1173.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
61.3°F
Annual Precipitation
50.9"
Annual Snowfall
0.5"
Schools
Total Schools
11
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Winder's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
18,368 residents
2021
18,958 residents
2022
19,418 residents
2023
19,787 residents
2024
20,721 residents
2025
21,252 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
318
housing units authorized
Single-Family
251
detached homes
Multifamily
67
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
16.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
120
120
0
$19.2M
2020
222
137
85
$27.8M
2021
225
156
69
$29.6M
2022
80
78
2
$18.2M
2023
321
57
264
$57.8M
2024
318
251
67
$102.4M
Permit volume increased 165% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
30.9 minutes
Drive Alone
79.4%
Carpool
12.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
5.9%
Other
1.1%
Based on 8,533 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Georgia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Georgia at $225 (electricity about $125 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Georgia statewide averages, not a meter reading for Winder. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Georgia's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Winder is $1,203/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Georgia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Georgia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Winder sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Winder compares to similar-size Georgia cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.