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Westminster, California: commercial real estate data.
Westminster is a Census city of 89,860 people across 10.04 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $85,541, 53.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 67 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $42.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Westminster
What Westminster is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land8,951
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westminster
How many people live in Westminster
- Population89,860
- Median age43.2
- Population under 1818,410
- Share under 1820.5 percent
- Population 65 and over17,302
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households28,150
- Family households21,237
- Share of households that are families75.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westminster
Income and work in Westminster
- Median household income$85,541
- Per capita income$36,053
- Civilian labor force44,342
- Employed41,139
- Unemployed3,203 plus or minus 767
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over64,187
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westminster
Housing in Westminster
- Housing units29,269
- Occupied units28,150
- Vacant units1,119 plus or minus 295
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied15,038
- Renter occupied13,112
- Ownership rate53.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$858,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,168
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.4 percent
- Single family units18,333
- Share single family62.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,960
- Share in buildings of two or more27.2 percent
- Mobile homes2,976
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westminster
How Westminster gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute35,227
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,419
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14,750
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.9 percent
- Drove alone69.4 percent
- Carpooled14.6 percent
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home11.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Westminster
SBA loans in Westminster (7(a))
- Approvals67
- Gross approval$42,404,600
- Average approval$632,904
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,281,400
- Largest approval$3,570,000
- Jobs supported761
- Jobs per approval11.4
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full12
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.4 percent
- Share to franchises4.5 percent
- Distinct lenders29
- Distinct industries by NAICS44
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westminster, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Westminster
SBA loans in Westminster (504)
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$36,127,000
- Average approval$1,204,233
- Median approval$944,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported386
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westminster, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Westminster
Flood risk in Westminster
- NFIP communityCity of Westminster
- NFIP community number060237
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19(M)
The City of Westminster participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060237 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Westminster
Orange County context, not Westminster figures
- Establishments in Orange County106,961
- Covered employment, Orange County1,661,276
- Average annual pay, Orange County$81,403
- Housing units permitted, Orange County6,972
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Westminster.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Westminster questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Westminster, California?
89,860, in 28,150 households. Westminster city covers 10.04 square miles of land, which is 8,951 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Westminster in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Westminster?
$85,541. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $858,300. Median gross rent is $2,168 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Westminster businesses?
67 7(a) approvals totaling $42.4 m since FY2020, across 29 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 30 504 approvals worth $36.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Westminster, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Westminster borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Westminster. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Westminster in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Westminster appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Westminster, city of, community 060237, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Westminster figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Westminster.
Is zoning published for Westminster?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.