Winton is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 604 people and two associated neighborhoods, Winton is the 455th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns, Winton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Winton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winton is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winton who work in office and administrative support (17.19%), management occupations (13.28%), and maintenance occupations (12.89%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Winton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Winton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Winton is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Being a small town, Winton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Winton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.31% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Winton in 2022 was $26,684, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,736 for a family of four. However, Winton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Winton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Winton include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Eastern European. The most common language spoken in Winton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
