Westminster

Population & Demographics

Westminster, CA

Westminster is home to 89,860 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 43,901 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
89,860
people
Population

89,860 residents

Median age 43.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Westminster population & demographics

Who lives in Westminster — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
89,860
Median age
43.2yrs
Median household income
$85,541
Median home value
$858,300
Median gross rent
$2,168/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
25.9%
Poverty rate
14.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Westminster

How Westminster breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Asian52.4%
Hispanic or Latino24.8%
White18.4%
Two or more races2.6%
Black0.7%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Westminster

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Westminster.

Westminster at a glance
Employed Residents
43,901
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
8.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Irvine
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Westminster proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Westminster commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

52 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Westminster

43,901 commutes, one dot at a time

Westminster

Where 43,901 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Westminster, by worker count.

1Westminster0.0 mi3,753
2Irvine13.3 mi3,449
3Santa Ana6.6 mi3,144
4Huntington Beach4.2 mi3,074
5Garden Grove2.7 mi2,818
6Los Angeles31.6 mi2,512
7Anaheim8.1 mi2,291
8Fountain Valley3.7 mi1,405

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Westminster.

1Westminster0.0 mi3,753
2Garden Grove2.7 mi2,565
3Huntington Beach4.2 mi1,575
4Anaheim8.1 mi1,554
5Santa Ana6.6 mi1,459
6Los Angeles31.6 mi912
7Long Beach10.4 mi836
8Fountain Valley3.7 mi774

Top industries

The sectors that employ Westminster’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.9%
RTRetail Trade16.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.1%
EDEducational Services8.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.6%
COConstruction4.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.0%
FIFinance and Insurance2.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Westminster

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Westminster

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