Westminster is a city of 89,860 people in California. The foreign-born share is 46%. The typical home is worth $858,300, having more than tripled since 2000. There are 8,951 people per square mile. The median age is 43.2, about 4 years above the US median. 53% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,541, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 118%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Westminster
What changed most since 1990
Asian share22.2% → 52.4%(+30.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share57.9% → 18.4%(−39.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants62.8% → 53.4%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Westminster's population equals 2.8% of Orange County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.6% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.1%(526)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(594)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(887)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(127)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,617 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Westminster, decade by decade
Westminster population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
78,118
$99,276
$541,216
18.1%
72.6
2000
88,207
$90,081
$393,295
18.1%
84.5
2010
89,701
$83,282
$762,299
19.9%
81.8
2020
90,911
$81,379
$756,312
27.0%
79.7
2024
89,860
$85,541
$858,300
25.9%
78.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
