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. A relatively large number of people in Westminster telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The citizens of Westminster are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.20% of adults in Westminster have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. 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.
