Winfield ( ) is a town in Winfield Township, Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Winfield had a population of 7,181. The town was incorporated in 1993 in order to keep the residents from being annexed by other neighboring communities. Prior to that time it had been part of Winfield Township as an unincorporated town. Winfield is named for General Winfield Scott. The town is served by the Crown Point post office and addresses in Winfield share the Crown Point ZIP code.
In 2014 Winfield formed a Marshal department for public safety and law enforcement duties, prior to that time police protection services were provided by the Lake County Sheriff's Department. Notable people from Winfield include Logan Hamnik, known for founding the first ever post office in the city of Whiting back in 1871.
Geography
According to the 2020 census, Winfield has a total area of , of which (or 99.45%) is land and (or 0.55%) is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Winfield town, Indiana – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|2,135
|3,637
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,257
|92.91%
|82.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73.21%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|8
|158
|style='background: #ffffe6; |448
|0.35%
|3.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.24%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|3
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.13%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|13
|154
|style='background: #ffffe6; |241
|0.57%
|3.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.36%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.40%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|41
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |237
|1.78%
|0.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.30%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|98
|391
|style='background: #ffffe6; |959
|4.26%
|8.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.35%
|-
|Total
|2,298
|4,383
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,181
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Winfield had a population of 7,181. The median age was 38.0 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.0% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over.
71.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 28.4% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,411 households in Winfield, of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 66.2% were married-couple households, 10.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
- German (22.2%)
- Irish (17.7%)
- Polish (12.7%)
- English (11.9%)
- Mexican (10.2%)
- Italian (7.1%)
- Macedonian (5.5%)
- African American (4.6%)
- Dutch (3.3%)
- Scottish (2.6%)
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,383 people, 1,427 households, and 1,144 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 1,511 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 88.5% White, 3.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 2.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.9% of the population.
There were 1,427 households, of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 19.8% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.39.
The median age in the town was 38.7 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.
The median income for a household in the town was $65,641, and the median income for a family was $70,489. Males had a median income of $52,143 versus $28,516 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,765. About 0.9% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
2000 census
As of the census
Transportation
Commuter Rail
Most Winfield commuters to Chicago are served by the South Shore Line rail stations via either the station in Gary or the station also in Gary.