Westminster is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,413 people and three associated neighborhoods, Westminster is the 126th largest community in South Carolina.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Westminster has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Westminster has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Westminster than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Westminster may be for you.
Being a small city, Westminster does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Westminster citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.84% of adults in Westminster have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Westminster in 2022 was $22,417, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,668 for a family of four. However, Westminster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Westminster is a somewhat 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Westminster include English, Irish, German, British, and African.
The most common language spoken in Westminster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.