Westminster, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 87,884 (All urban)

Westminster, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 26,934 (26,373 occupied: 15,897 owner occupied, 10,476 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	43%

Housing density: 2664 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $533,000 (lower quartile is $379,700, upper quartile is $650,700)

Median contract rent in 2005: $1,051 (lower quartile is $868, upper quartile is $1,240)

Housing units in Westminster with a mortgage: 10,829 (1,478 second mortgage, 929 home equity loan, 60 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,494

Median year house/condo built: 1966

Median year apartment built: 1971

Household type by relationship

Households: 87,333

In family households: 79,356 (16,176 male householders, 4,268 female householders)
15,861 spouses, 28,528 children (26,919 natural, 513 adopted, 1,096 stepchildren), 2,239 grandchildren, 2,624 brothers or sisters, 1,978 parents, 4,020 other relatives, 3,662 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,977 (2,794 male householders (1,891 living alone)), 3,120 female householders (2,586 living alone)), 2,063 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 551 (202 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,873 2-persons, 4,197 3-persons, 4,054 4-persons, 2,722 5-persons, 1,782 6-persons, 1,816 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,477 1-person, 1,077 2-persons, 233 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 17 6-persons.

15,843 married couples with children.
3,582 single-parent households (925 men, 2,657 women).

43.4% of residents of Westminster speak English at home.
17.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
36.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 37,477 (42.6%)
(51.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.3
State:	3.5

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Westminster, California:

1 room: 48
2 rooms: 483
3 rooms: 1,510
4 rooms: 1,297
5 rooms: 3,469
6 rooms: 3,971
7 rooms: 2,817
8 rooms: 1,440
9 or more rooms: 862

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westminster, California:

1 room: 885
2 rooms: 2,774
3 rooms: 2,005
4 rooms: 2,075
5 rooms: 1,515
6 rooms: 748
7 rooms: 308
8 rooms: 139
9 or more rooms: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 256
1995 to 1998: 747
1990 to 1994: 612
1980 to 1989: 2,379
1970 to 1979: 8,417
1960 to 1969: 8,522
1950 to 1959: 4,724
1940 to 1949: 905
1939 or earlier: 372

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Westminster:

no bedroom: 382
1 bedroom: 831
2 bedrooms: 3,059
3 bedrooms: 6,060
4 bedrooms: 4,685
5 or more bedrooms: 880

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westminster:

no bedroom: 1,166
1 bedroom: 3,774
2 bedrooms: 3,508
3 bedrooms: 1,416
4 bedrooms: 557
5 or more bedrooms: 55

Cars and other vehicles available in Westminster in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 616
1 vehicle: 3,737
2 vehicles: 6,637
3 vehicles: 3,062
4 vehicles: 1,290
5 or more vehicles: 555

Cars and other vehicles available in Westminster in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,402
1 vehicle: 4,079
2 vehicles: 3,631
3 vehicles: 911
4 vehicles: 342
5 or more vehicles: 111

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Westminster, CA:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 59
$25,000 to $29,999: 21
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 12
$50,000 to $59,999: 5
$60,000 to $69,999: 10
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 46
$90,000 to $99,999: 66
$100,000 to $124,999: 222
$125,000 to $149,999: 407
$150,000 to $174,999: 1411
$175,000 to $199,999: 1980
$200,000 to $249,999: 4350
$250,000 to $299,999: 2476
$300,000 to $399,999: 2068
$400,000 to $499,999: 72
$500,000 to $749,999: 46
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 14

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Westminster:

Less than $100: 39
$100 to $149: 49
$150 to $199: 150
$200 to $249: 97
$250 to $299: 75
$300 to $349: 143
$350 to $399: 187
$400 to $449: 195
$450 to $499: 144
$500 to $549: 208
$550 to $599: 563
$600 to $649: 517
$650 to $699: 721
$700 to $749: 1263
$750 to $799: 1366
$800 to $899: 1694
$900 to $999: 987
$1,000 to $1,249: 1364
$1,250 to $1,499: 390
$1,500 to $1,999: 115
$2,000 or more: 22
No cash rent: 180

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 5,941
1990 to 1994: 10,513
1985 to 1989: 6,408
1980 to 1984: 6,069
1975 to 1979: 5,271
1970 to 1974: 967
1970 to 1974: 643
1965 to 1969: 1,665

Westminster, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.7%
Number of people working at home: 894 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 433
5 to 9 minutes: 2212
10 to 14 minutes: 4296
15 to 19 minutes: 5465
20 to 24 minutes: 5513
25 to 29 minutes: 2378
30 to 34 minutes: 7250
35 to 39 minutes: 1073
40 to 44 minutes: 1513
45 to 59 minutes: 3249
60 to 89 minutes: 2082
90 or more minutes: 790

Westminster mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 28,770 (77%)
Carpooled: 5,785 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 711 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Railroad: 12 (0%)
Taxi: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 92 (0%)
Bicycle: 212 (1%)
Walked: 479 (1%)
Other means: 165 (0%)
Worked at home: 894 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1669
$10,000 to $14,999: 1647
$15,000 to $19,999: 1512
$20,000 to $24,999: 1575
$25,000 to $29,999: 1532
$30,000 to $34,999: 1310
$35,000 to $39,999: 1319
$40,000 to $44,999: 1403
$45,000 to $49,999: 1356
$50,000 to $59,999: 2381
$60,000 to $74,999: 3081
$75,000 to $99,999: 3511
$100,000 to $124,999: 2066
$125,000 to $149,999: 926
$150,000 to $199,999: 617
$200,000 or more: 453

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 50176
German: 4802
English: 3328
Irish: 3265
Italian: 2359
United States or American: 2271
Arab:: 822
French (except Basque): 799
Scotch-Irish: 706
Dutch: 694
Norwegian: 602
Polish: 590
Scottish: 532
European: 493
Swedish: 451
Russian: 450
French Canadian: 294
Danish: 281
Arab/Arabic: 278
Hungarian: 231
Greek: 211
Armenian: 193
British: 193
Portuguese: 190
Czech: 165
Welsh: 151
Canadian: 149
Palestinian: 145
Lebanese: 129
Romanian: 124
Austrian: 118
Egyptian: 111
Yugoslavian: 108
Iranian: 106
Jordanian: 102
Finnish: 93
Swiss: 73
Lithuanian: 65
Czechoslovakian: 59
Croatian: 53
Subsaharan African:: 51
Basque: 51
Scandinavian: 50
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 45
Belgian: 44
Turkish: 44
Slavic: 43
Syrian: 42
Afghan: 33
Maltese: 30
African: 29
Ukrainian: 27
Serbian: 24
Northern European: 24
Australian: 22
New Zealander: 21
Ethiopian: 17
Eastern European: 16
Belizean: 16
Other Arab: 15
Slovak: 14
Pennsylvania German: 13
Haitian: 11
West Indian: 10
Icelander: 8
Brazilian: 6
Acadian/Cajun: 6
Celtic: 6
Estonian: 5
Nigerian: 5
Latvian: 5
Alsatian: 4
Jamaican: 4
Other West Indian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Vietnam (59%)
Mexico (21%)
Philippines (3%)
Korea (1%)
Canada (1%)
Peru (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 34392
Northeast: 3410
Midwest: 5666
South: 3627
West: 2610

56% of Westminster residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,144
Nursery to 4th grade: 246
5th and 6th grade: 942
7th and 8th grade: 802
9th grade: 892
10th grade: 626
11th grade: 696
12th grade, no diploma: 2,017
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,816
Less than 1 year of college: 2,000
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,834
Associate degree: 2,216
Bachelor's degree: 4,345
Master's degree: 998
Professional school degree: 396
Doctorate degree: 166

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,623
Nursery to 4th grade: 476
5th and 6th grade: 1,198
7th and 8th grade: 893
9th grade: 1,059
10th grade: 831
11th grade: 788
12th grade, no diploma: 2,085
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,628
Less than 1 year of college: 2,274
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,501
Associate degree: 2,344
Bachelor's degree: 3,309
Master's degree: 798
Professional school degree: 318
Doctorate degree: 52

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.4%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $53,614
Black householders: $37,750
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $56,875
Asian householders: $44,395
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $47,750
Some other race householders: $45,849
Two or more races householders: $52,000
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $45,933

Westminster household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Westminster household income for Black or African American householders

Westminster household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Westminster household income for Asian householders

Westminster household income for some other race householders

Westminster household income for two or more races householders

Westminster household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Westminster marital status for males

Westminster marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $228,500
Black or African American householders: $256,600
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $215,800
Asian householders: $230,800
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $200,000
Some other race householders: $202,500
Two or more races householders: $216,500
Hispanic or Latino householders: $209,000

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,737
One, attached: 2,444
Two: 386
3 or 4: 1,683
5 to 9: 710
10 to 19: 852
20 to 49: 921
50 or more: 2,134
Mobile homes: 3,040
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Westminster:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (91%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (67%)
Electricity (27%)
No fuel used (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,035

Here:	9.9%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 272

Here:	4.9%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 617

Here:	9.0%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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