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Winfield, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Winfield is a Census town of 7,816 people across 12.40 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $135,870, 94.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Winfield
What Winfield is
- Census place typetown
- Land area12.4 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land630
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Winfield
- Population7,816
- Median age37.6
- Population under 182,217 plus or minus 497
- Share under 1828.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over970 plus or minus 267
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households2,483
- Family households2,151
- Share of households that are families86.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Winfield
- Median household income$135,870
- Per capita income$49,156
- Civilian labor force4,118
- Employed3,996
- Unemployed122 plus or minus 86
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over5,147
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Winfield
- Housing units2,730
- Occupied units2,483
- Vacant units247 plus or minus 178
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied2,357
- Renter occupied126 plus or minus 101
- Ownership rate94.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$409,500
- Single family units2,551
- Share single family93.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more179 plus or minus 188
- Share in buildings of two or more6.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2005
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Winfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,317
- Commuting under 15 minutes316 plus or minus 149
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,867 plus or minus 456
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.3 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home17.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Winfield (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,434,000
- Average approval$1,434,000
- Median approval$1,434,000
- Largest approval$1,434,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Winfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Winfield
- NFIP communityTown of Winfield
- NFIP community number180515
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/18/12
The Town of Winfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180515 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake County, not Winfield
Lake County context, not Winfield figures
- Establishments in Lake County10,566
- Covered employment, Lake County191,633
- Average annual pay, Lake County$61,200
- Housing units permitted, Lake County1,649
Every figure in this section is published for Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Winfield.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Winfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Winfield, Indiana?
7,816, in 2,483 households. Winfield town covers 12.40 square miles of land, which is 630 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Winfield in?
Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Winfield?
$135,870. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $409,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Winfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Winfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Winfield, town of, community 180515, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Winfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Winfield.
Is zoning published for Winfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.