Westminster is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 114,533 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Westminster is the eighth largest community in Colorado. Housing costs in Westminster are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Westminster is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Westminster is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westminster who work in management occupations (11.89%), office and administrative support (11.51%), and sales jobs (10.57%). Also of interest is that Westminster has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.67% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Westminster is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.20% of adults in Westminster have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Westminster in 2022 was $47,856, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,424 for a family of four. However, Westminster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Westminster is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Westminster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westminster residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Westminster also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Westminster include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Westminster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
