Winnsboro is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,689 people and three associated neighborhoods, Winnsboro is the 92nd largest community in Louisiana.

A relatively large number of people in Winnsboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Winnsboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In Winnsboro, just 12.78% 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 Winnsboro in 2022 was $20,115, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,460 for a family of four. However, Winnsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winnsboro also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.19% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Winnsboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winnsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winnsboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Winnsboro include Irish, English, French, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Winnsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.