Mission Viejo vs Westminster

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

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

Mission Viejo has the higher population (92,415 vs 90,147 in Westminster). Mission Viejo has the higher median household income ($136,071 vs $82,686 in Westminster). Mission Viejo has the higher median home value ($946,300 vs $820,000 in Westminster).

Population, income & housing

	Mission Viejo	Westminster
Population	92,415	90,147
Median age	46.1 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$136,071	$82,686
Median home value	$946,300	$820,000
Median gross rent	$2,713	$2,100
Housing units	34,360	29,104
Homeownership rate	77.5%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mission Viejo	Westminster
Population	95,516 → 92,415 (-3.2%)	91,137 → 90,147 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$118,477 → $136,071 (+14.9%)	$62,625 → $82,686 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$693,000 → $946,300 (+36.6%)	$603,700 → $820,000 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,267 → $2,713 (+19.7%)	$1,585 → $2,100 (+32.5%)

Mission Viejo

Population

95,51692,415

Median household income

$118,477$136,071

Median home value

$693,000$946,300

Median gross rent

$2,267$2,713

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)

	Mission Viejo	Westminster
Under 5	5.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	9.8%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	14.3%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.3%
75 and over	9.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mission Viejo	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	20.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	14.0%	50.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mission Viejo	Westminster
No high school diploma	6.3%	22.2%
High school graduate	16.0%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mission Viejo	Westminster
Drove alone	69.8%	70.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	15.2%
Public transit	0.5%	1.1%
Walked	1.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	20.0%	9.6%
Other means	1.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mission Viejo	Westminster
1-unit, detached	71.7%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	7.6%
20 or more units	6.5%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Mission Viejo	Westminster
Poverty rate	5.0%	15.8%
Average household size	2.75	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1980	1970