Salton City vs Westmorland

A side-by-side comparison of Salton City and Westmorland: population, income, housing, and more.

Salton City and Westmorland are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salton City has the higher population (6,244 vs 1,734 in Westmorland). Salton City has the higher median household income ($36,915 vs $28,929 in Westmorland). Westmorland has the higher median home value ($218,600 vs $189,800 in Salton City).

Population, income & housing

	Salton City	Westmorland
Population	6,244	1,734
Median age	35.0 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,915	$28,929
Median home value	$189,800	$218,600
Median gross rent	$1,295	$817
Housing units	2,628	562
Homeownership rate	87.8%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	17.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salton City	Westmorland
Population	6,250 → 6,244 (-0.1%)	2,432 → 1,734 (-28.7%)
Median household income	$34,087 → $36,915 (+8.3%)	$29,730 → $28,929 (-2.7%)
Median home value	$132,100 → $189,800 (+43.7%)	$119,300 → $218,600 (+83.2%)
Median gross rent	$980 → $1,295 (+32.1%)	$767 → $817 (+6.5%)

Salton City

Population

6,2506,244

Median household income

$34,087$36,915

Median home value

$132,100$189,800

Median gross rent

$980$1,295

Westmorland

Population

2,4321,734

Median household income

$29,730$28,929

Median home value

$119,300$218,600

Median gross rent

$767$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salton City	Westmorland
Under 5	6.4%	11.2%
5 to 17	22.2%	24.6%
18 to 24	9.2%	13.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	8.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	16.2%
45 to 54	5.8%	7.1%
55 to 64	9.1%	5.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	7.2%
75 and over	6.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salton City	Westmorland
White (non-Hispanic)	24.6%	6.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	74.6%	91.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salton City	Westmorland
No high school diploma	31.3%	36.3%
High school graduate	46.0%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salton City	Westmorland
Drove alone	89.2%	78.2%
Carpooled	3.4%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	2.2%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salton City	Westmorland
1-unit, detached	89.5%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	19.6%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	16.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Salton City	Westmorland
Poverty rate	14.3%	49.3%
Average household size	2.86	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	2002	1979