Westminster

  1. Westminster Legal Resources
  2. Westminster Statistics
  3. Westminster Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Westminster Employment Information
  5. Westminster Family Information
  6. Westminster Education Information
  7. Westminster Public Benefits Information
  8. Westminster Criminal Information
  9. Westminster Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Westminster Zip Codes


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Westminster Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 9,134
  • Land Area (2000): 228.547 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 6.816 square kilometers
Westminster Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2002 2,808 2004 Not Available 2006 2,711
2003 2,805 2005 2,737 2007 2,675

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Houses (2000): 4,229
Westminster Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 70 0.77%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 9,064 99.23%

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Westminster Employment Information Back to top
Westminster Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 385 16.82%
2. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 231 10.09%
3. Metal Manufactuing 145 6.33%
4. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 125 5.46%
5. Repair and Maintenance 98 4.28%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 93 4.06%
7. Utilities 89 3.89%
8. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 79 3.45%
9. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 72 3.15%
10. Educational Services 63 2.75%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 59 2.58%
12. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 58 2.53%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 51 2.23%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 50 2.18%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 49 2.14%
16. Public Administration 47 2.05%
17. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 44 1.92%
18. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 40 1.75%
19. Wood Manufacturing 31 1.35%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 28 1.22%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 214 11.80%
2. Educational Services 211 11.64%
3. Health Care 207 11.42%
4. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 155 8.55%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 97 5.35%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 85 4.69%
7. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 82 4.52%
8. Social Assistance 81 4.47%
9. Finance and Insurance 64 3.53%
10. Metal Manufactuing 46 2.54%
11. Construction 44 2.43%
12. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 31 1.71%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 31 1.71%
14. Department and Other General Stores 30 1.65%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 29 1.60%
16. Apparel Manufacturing 26 1.43%
17. U.S. Postal Service 25 1.38%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 24 1.32%
19. Utilities 24 1.32%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 23 1.27%

Westminster Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 270 11.80%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 208 9.09%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 161 7.03%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 107 4.67%
5. Carpenters 103 4.50%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 102 4.46%
7. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 94 4.11%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 90 3.93%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 81 3.54%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 79 3.45%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 65 2.84%
12. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 64 2.80%
13. Other Material Moving Workers 60 2.62%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 50 2.18%
15. Other Management Occupations 49 2.14%
16. Other Construction Trades 48 2.10%
17. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 46 2.01%
18. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 45 1.97%
19. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 42 1.83%
20. Electricians 38 1.66%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 211 11.64%
2. Secretaries and Admins 125 6.89%
3. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 101 5.57%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 93 5.13%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 78 4.30%
6. Assemblers and Fabricators 75 4.14%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 74 4.08%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 67 3.70%
9. Cashiers 61 3.36%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 60 3.31%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 58 3.20%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 55 3.03%
13. Other Management Occupations 52 2.87%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 49 2.70%
15. Registered Nurses 45 2.48%
16. Child Care Workers 44 2.43%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 43 2.37%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 33 1.82%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 32 1.77%
20. Health Technologists and Technicians 31 1.71%

Westminster Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,989 56.38%
15-35 hours 583 8.24%
1-14 hours 102 1.44%
No regular hours 2,401 33.94%

Westminster Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 99 2.51%
5 AM-5:29 AM 91 2.31%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 285 7.22%
6 AM-6:29 AM 302 7.66%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 785 19.90%
7 AM-7:29 AM 573 14.52%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 563 14.27%
8 AM-8:29 AM 265 6.72%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 77 1.95%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 126 3.19%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 28 0.71%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 25 0.63%
Noon-3:59 PM 348 8.82%
4 PM-11:59 PM 378 9.58%

Westminster Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 160 4.06%
5-9 418 10.60%
10-14 647 16.40%
15-19 838 21.24%
20-24 480 12.17%
25-29 282 7.15%
30-34 456 11.56%
35-39 108 2.74%
40-44 80 2.03%
45-59 202 5.12%
60-89 119 3.02%
At least 90 155 3.93%

Westminster Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 14 0.35% 2,811 71.25%
30-44 0 0.00% 644 16.32%
45-59 0 0.00% 202 5.12%
At least 60 6 0.15% 268 6.79%

Westminster Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 691 17.25%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,109 77.63%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 10 0.25%
Color 4 Box Other 54 1.35%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 20 0.50%
Color 6 Box Walked 61 1.52%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 60 1.50%

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Westminster Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,702 (9,075 people)
Families (2000): 2,645 (7,733 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 961
People at same address in 1995: 5,517
Westminster Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 405 10.94%
$10,000-$14,999 292 7.89%
$15,000-$19,999 301 8.13%
$20,000-$24,999 344 9.29%
$25,000-$29,999 374 10.10%
$30,000-$34,999 291 7.86%
$35,000-$39,999 319 8.62%
$40,000-$44,999 241 6.51%
$45,000-$49,999 175 4.73%
$50,000-$59,999 327 8.83%
$60,000-$74,999 298 8.05%
$75,000-$99,999 229 6.19%
$100,000-$124,999 56 1.51%
$125,000-$149,999 16 0.43%
$150,000-$199,999 12 0.32%
$200,000 or more 22 0.59%

Westminster Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 945 25.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,217 32.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 107 2.89%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 658 17.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 7 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 496 13.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 4 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 190 5.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 55 1.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 26 0.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Westminster Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,847 30.85%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 768 8.32%
Public Assistance 62 0.67%
Retirement 626 6.78%
Self Employment 324 3.51%
Social Security 1,269 13.75%
Supplemental Security 183 1.98%
Wage / Salary 2,743 29.72%
Other 406 4.40%

Westminster Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,286 59.73%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 867 40.27%

Westminster Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 380 10.74%
Color 1 Box Married 2,294 64.86%
Color 2 Box Never Married 775 21.91%
Color 3 Box Widowed 88 2.49%

Westminster Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 316 8.57%
Color 1 Box Married 2,326 63.07%
Color 2 Box Never Married 578 15.67%
Color 3 Box Widowed 468 12.69%

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Westminster Education Information Back to top
Westminster Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 883 12.92%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,437 21.02%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,518 36.84%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,187 17.37%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 259 3.79%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 394 5.76%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 157 2.30%

Westminster Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 106 1.16% 65 0.71% 171 1.87%
Kindergarten 67 0.73% 27 0.30% 94 1.03%
Grades 1-4 590 6.46% 8 0.09% 598 6.55%
Grades 5-8 432 4.73% 37 0.41% 469 5.13%
Grades 9-12 486 5.32% 14 0.15% 500 5.47%
Undergrad college 146 1.60% 9 0.10% 155 1.70%
Graduate or professional school 20 0.22% 17 0.19% 37 0.41%
Total 1,847 20.22% 177 1.94% 2,024 22.16%

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Westminster Public Benefits Information Back to top
Westminster Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,062 89.37%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 959 10.63%

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Westminster Criminal Information Back to top
Westminster Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2002 9.972 0.000 0.000 0.000 9.972 0.000 14.601 42.735 2.137 59.473
2003 7.487 0.357 0.000 0.357 8.200 0.357 10.695 35.651 2.139 48.485
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 4.019 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.019 0.365 4.750 20.826 1.096 26.672
2006 2.951 0.000 0.000 0.738 3.689 0.738 2.951 14.386 0.369 17.706
2007 6.729 0.000 0.000 3.364 10.093 0.374 9.346 24.673 1.121 35.140

Westminster Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 10
2005 0 10
2006 0 10
2007 0 9

Westminster Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2002 195

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Westminster Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Westminster Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,225 13.41%
10-19 Years 1,289 14.11%
20-29 Years 1,127 12.34%
30-39 Years 1,310 14.34%
40-49 Years 1,331 14.57%
50-59 Years 1,173 12.84%
60-69 Years 883 9.67%
70-79 Years 531 5.81%
80-89 Years 234 2.56%
90+ Years 31 0.34%

Westminster Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,438 48.59%
Color 1 Box Female 4,696 51.41%

Westminster Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,341 91.32%
Color 1 Box African-American 560 6.13%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 128 1.40%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 75 0.82%
Color 2 Box Asian 16 0.18%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 9 0.10%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Westminster Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 2,022 37.25%
2. Irish 946 17.43%
3. German 777 14.31%
4. English 753 13.87%
5. Scotch Irish 269 4.96%
6. French Non-Basque 147 2.71%
7. Scottish 137 2.52%
8. Italian 102 1.88%
9. Dutch 32 0.59%
10. European 30 0.55%

Westminster Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,324 97.35%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 142 1.66%
3. French 29 0.34%
4. German 25 0.29%
5. Thai 8 0.09%
6. African 7 0.08%
7. Hungarian 6 0.07%
8. Other West Germanic 5 0.06%
9. Other Indo European 5 0.06%

Westminster Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 9,070 99.30%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 23 0.25%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 41 0.45%

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Westminster Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Westminster Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
29693