Demographics of Westminster city, Maryland

Westminster city, Maryland had 20,589 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +442 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Westminster city, in four figures

20,589
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,445 ±33.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +442 people.; 38.5 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,219 ±$13,458
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Westminster city, Maryland's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Westminster city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Westminster city, Maryland's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Westminster city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	20,147	100.0	100.0
2021	20,321	100.9	100.2
2022	20,449	101.5	100.7
2023	20,605	102.3	101.6
2024	20,628	102.4	102.5
2025	20,589	102.2	103.1

Population of Westminster city, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,147	—
2021	20,321	+174
2022	20,449	+128
2023	20,605	+156
2024	20,628	+23
2025	20,589	−39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±3.1: for men 36.6 ±3.4 and for women 40.3 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Westminster city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	1,022 ±240	5.0% ±1.2	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,485 ±381	12.2% ±1.9	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,048 ±403	14.9% ±2.0	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,423 ±664	26.5% ±3.2	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,879 ±514	23.9% ±2.5	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,588 ±450	17.5% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,219 ±$13,458, and income per person $44,953 ±$2,770, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Westminster city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	966 ±235	12.2% ±2.9	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,264 ±350	15.9% ±4.3	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,260 ±396	15.9% ±4.9	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	873 ±270	11.0% ±3.4	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,684 ±405	21.2% ±5.0	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	858 ±252	10.8% ±3.1	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,044 ±213	13.1% ±2.6	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Westminster city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	1,845 ±482	10.0% ±2.6	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	121 to 585	3.6% to 16.5%	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,046 ±341	10.0% ±3.2	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	446 ±164	9.7% ±3.4	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Westminster city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Westminster city	Maryland	United States
Housing units	8,263 ±371	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±1.0	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 5.9%	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.5% ±4.5	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.5% ±5.3	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$337,600 ±$22,855	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,476 ±$67	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Westminster city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,799 ±467	8.8% ±2.3	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,386 ±712	75.3% ±3.5	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,634 ±434	8.0% ±2.1	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	819 ±218	4.0% ±1.1	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 135	0% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	743 ±298	3.6% ±1.5	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Westminster city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	12,736 ±610	62.3% ±3.0	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,438 ±641	26.6% ±3.1	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	240 ±104	1.2% ±0.5	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,031 ±451	9.9% ±2.2	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	862 ±211	4.2% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,169 ±415	5.7% ±2.0	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Westminster city among the places of Maryland

67th of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Westminster city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Suitland CDP	23,793 ±1,877
Camp Springs CDP	22,544 ±2,317
Arbutus CDP	22,507 ±1,448
Langley Park CDP	21,508 ±1,779
Hyattsville city	20,966 ±41
Westminster city	20,445 ±33
Rosedale CDP	20,002 ±1,480
Maryland City CDP	19,186 ±1,469
Beltsville CDP	19,176 ±1,281
Cumberland city	18,804 ±32
Redland CDP	18,665 ±1,300

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places in Maryland by poverty rate
No. 33 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 61 Places in Maryland by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 92 Places in Maryland by foreign-born share
No. 96 Places in Maryland by median household income
No. 100 Places in Maryland by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026