Housing density: 1,174 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015 in this county: $167,356.
Median contract rent in 2015: $520 (lower quartile is $397, upper quartile is $663)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $2,137
Median gross rent in Westminster, MD in 2015: $601
Housing units in Westminster with a mortgage: 2,462 (391 second mortgage, 238 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 527
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $96,123
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $45,039
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $243,110 (it was $118,400 in 2000)
Westminster:
$243,110
Maryland:
$299,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $177,434 - $347,934Median year house/condo built: 1984
Median year apartment built: 1975
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,823
In family households: 12,004 (2,696 male householders, 1,235 female householders)
2,823 spouses, 4,368 children (4,155 natural, 49 adopted, 164 stepchildren), 119 grandchildren, 100 brothers or sisters, 106 parents, 234 other relatives, 323 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,819 (906 male householders (707 living alone)), 1,552 female householders (1,425 living alone)), 361 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,620 (391 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,614 2-persons, 951 3-persons, 864 4-persons, 336 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,132 1-person, 310 2-persons, 16 3-persons.
2,652 married couples with children.
1,094 single-parent households (220 men, 874 women).
94.0% of residents of Westminster speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 533 (3.2%)
(54.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Westminster, Maryland:
91 room
02 rooms
933 rooms
1714 rooms
5525 rooms
8776 rooms
7817 rooms
5148 rooms
4279+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Westminster population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westminster, Maryland:
971 room
2532 rooms
6613 rooms
8824 rooms
5465 rooms
3286 rooms
947 rooms
578 rooms
379+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Westminster population
Year house built
Median 2015 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Westminster, MD household income distribution
441Less than $10,000
457$10,000 to $14,999
539$15,000 to $19,999
502$20,000 to $24,999
405$25,000 to $29,999
391$30,000 to $34,999
411$35,000 to $39,999
383$40,000 to $44,999
400$45,000 to $49,999
556$50,000 to $59,999
730$60,000 to $74,999
594$75,000 to $99,999
297$100,000 to $124,999
158$125,000 to $149,999
58$150,000 to $199,999
67$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Westminster, MD
18Less than $10,000
11$15,000 to $19,999
18$20,000 to $24,999
6$25,000 to $29,999
9$30,000 to $34,999
10$35,000 to $39,999
9$70,000 to $79,999
12$80,000 to $89,999
20$90,000 to $99,999
128$100,000 to $124,999
214$125,000 to $149,999
518$150,000 to $174,999
419$175,000 to $199,999
518$200,000 to $249,999
408$250,000 to $299,999
856$300,000 to $399,999
256$400,000 to $499,999
74$500,000 to $749,999
7$750,000 to $999,999
14$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
10$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Westminster, MD
174Less than $100
106$100 to $149
28$150 to $199
18$200 to $249
14$250 to $299
14$300 to $349
37$350 to $399
23$400 to $449
86$450 to $499
84$500 to $549
21$550 to $599
171$600 to $649
266$650 to $699
183$700 to $749
298$750 to $799
194$800 to $899
275$900 to $999
650$1,000 to $1,249
459$1,250 to $1,499
164$1,500 to $1,999
59$2,000 to $2,499
30$2,500 to $2,999
237$3,000 to $3,499
21$3,500 or more
25No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1481995 to March 2000
571990 to 1994
411985 to 1989
571980 to 1984
411975 to 1979
371970 to 1974
531965 to 1969
99Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Westminster population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 267
5 to 9 minutes: 1,041
10 to 14 minutes: 1,140
15 to 19 minutes: 785
20 to 24 minutes: 574
25 to 29 minutes: 302
30 to 34 minutes: 560
35 to 39 minutes: 116
40 to 44 minutes: 448
45 to 59 minutes: 1,065
60 to 89 minutes: 867
90 or more minutes: 210
Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.0% Number of people working at home: 158 (2.1% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 5,977 (79%)
Carpooled: 827 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 45 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 55 (1%)
Ferryboat: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 25 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 387 (5%)
Other means: 21 (0%)
Worked at home: 158 (2%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 3,569
Irish: 1,638
Other groups: 1,431
English: 1,362
United States or American: 1,147
Italian: 811
Polish: 519
French (except Basque): 224
Scottish: 197
Scotch-Irish: 107
Russian: 87
Greek: 73
Hungarian: 67
Norwegian: 67
Dutch: 63
French Canadian: 54
Welsh: 54
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 38
Subsaharan African:: 37
Swedish: 37
British: 35
European: 35
African: 31
Arab:: 30
Lebanese: 24
Swiss: 23
Danish: 21
Eastern European: 21
Northern European: 19
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 19
Czech: 15
Ukrainian: 15
Serbian: 14
Slovak: 12
Jamaican: 11
Canadian: 9
Armenian: 9
Czechoslovakian: 8
Croatian: 8
Dutch West Indian: 8
Guyanese: 7
Turkish: 7
Latvian: 7
Finnish: 7
Palestinian: 6
Ethiopian: 6
Pennsylvania German: 6
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
17%Pakistan
11%United Kingdom
8%Korea
7%Other South Central Asia
6%Italy
5%Lebanon
5%Canada
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,125
Northeast: 2,300
Midwest: 666
South: 1,482
West: 215
49% of Westminster residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Maryland.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 38
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 65
7th and 8th grade: 170
9th grade: 120
10th grade: 168
11th grade: 58
12th grade, no diploma: 110
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,390
Less than 1 year of college: 353
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 524
Associate degree: 257
Bachelor's degree: 862
Master's degree: 274
Professional school degree: 74
Doctorate degree: 35
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 64
7th and 8th grade: 314
9th grade: 178
10th grade: 175
11th grade: 187
12th grade, no diploma: 132
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,808
Less than 1 year of college: 518
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 689
Associate degree: 320
Bachelor's degree: 707
Master's degree: 450
Professional school degree: 40
Doctorate degree: 33
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
6.4%Males
3.7%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
25.4%Males
5.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
17.7%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
29.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
8.5%Males
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,994
One, attached: 1,889
Two: 420
3 or 4: 407
5 to 9: 315
10 to 19: 941
20 to 49: 275
50 or more: 453
Mobile homes: 10
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago
Renter moved in on average 4 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Westminster:
German: 3,569
