Winnie is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,162 people and two associated neighborhoods, Winnie is the 501st largest community in Texas.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Winnie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winnie is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winnie who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (20.63%), office and administrative support (12.61%), and teaching (10.17%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Winnie. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Winnie 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, Winnie does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Winnie, just 12.36% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Winnie in 2022 was $25,394, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,576 for a family of four. However, Winnie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winnie is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Winnie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winnie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Winnie include Irish, English, German, European, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Winnie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
