Winona is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 25,842 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Winona is the 40th largest community in Minnesota. Winona has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Winona is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Winona is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winona who work in office and administrative support (14.59%), sales jobs (9.17%), and food service (7.11%). Also of interest is that Winona has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because Winona has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Winona lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Winona is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Winona people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Winona spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.08 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Winona citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.12% of adults in Winona have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Winona in 2022 was $30,829, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,316 for a family of four. However, Winona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Winona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winona residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Winona include German, Norwegian, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Winona is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
