Fullerton vs Westminster

A side-by-side comparison of Fullerton and Westminster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fullerton has the higher population (141,278 vs 90,147 in Westminster). Fullerton has the higher median household income ($104,219 vs $82,686 in Westminster). Fullerton has the higher median home value ($859,600 vs $820,000 in Westminster).

Population, income & housing

	Fullerton	Westminster
Population	141,278	90,147
Median age	36.1 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$104,219	$82,686
Median home value	$859,600	$820,000
Median gross rent	$2,124	$2,100
Housing units	49,707	29,104
Homeownership rate	51.5%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fullerton	Westminster
Population	139,611 → 141,278 (+1.2%)	91,137 → 90,147 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$79,978 → $104,219 (+30.3%)	$62,625 → $82,686 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$650,000 → $859,600 (+32.2%)	$603,700 → $820,000 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,669 → $2,124 (+27.3%)	$1,585 → $2,100 (+32.5%)

Fullerton

Population

139,611141,278

Median household income

$79,978$104,219

Median home value

$650,000$859,600

Median gross rent

$1,669$2,124

Westminster

Population

91,13790,147

Median household income

$62,625$82,686

Median home value

$603,700$820,000

Median gross rent

$1,585$2,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fullerton	Westminster
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	15.2%
18 to 24	10.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	14.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.3%
75 and over	6.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fullerton	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	30.3%	20.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	24.4%	50.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.4%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	39.6%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fullerton	Westminster
No high school diploma	11.7%	22.2%
High school graduate	15.7%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fullerton	Westminster
Drove alone	70.6%	70.4%
Carpooled	10.3%	15.2%
Public transit	2.2%	1.1%
Walked	2.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.8%
Worked from home	12.6%	9.6%
Other means	1.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fullerton	Westminster
1-unit, detached	52.1%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	7.6%
20 or more units	17.9%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Fullerton	Westminster
Poverty rate	12.2%	15.8%
Average household size	2.91	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1969	1970