Tustin vs Westminster

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

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

Westminster has the higher population (90,147 vs 79,035 in Tustin). Tustin has the higher median household income ($108,435 vs $82,686 in Westminster). Tustin has the higher median home value ($890,600 vs $820,000 in Westminster).

Population, income & housing

	Tustin	Westminster
Population	79,035	90,147
Median age	36.8 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$108,435	$82,686
Median home value	$890,600	$820,000
Median gross rent	$2,340	$2,100
Housing units	27,746	29,104
Homeownership rate	50.9%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tustin	Westminster
Population	79,863 → 79,035 (-1.0%)	91,137 → 90,147 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$84,697 → $108,435 (+28.0%)	$62,625 → $82,686 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$647,500 → $890,600 (+37.5%)	$603,700 → $820,000 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,856 → $2,340 (+26.1%)	$1,585 → $2,100 (+32.5%)

Tustin

Population

79,86379,035

Median household income

$84,697$108,435

Median home value

$647,500$890,600

Median gross rent

$1,856$2,340

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)

	Tustin	Westminster
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	14.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	14.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.3%
75 and over	5.2%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tustin	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	27.8%	20.1%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	24.9%	50.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.4%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	40.1%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tustin	Westminster
No high school diploma	11.1%	22.2%
High school graduate	17.7%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.5%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tustin	Westminster
Drove alone	68.7%	70.4%
Carpooled	11.2%	15.2%
Public transit	0.9%	1.1%
Walked	1.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	16.1%	9.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tustin	Westminster
1-unit, detached	35.1%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	7.6%
20 or more units	22.2%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Tustin	Westminster
Poverty rate	10.4%	15.8%
Average household size	2.92	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1980	1970