City in Carroll County, Maryland · 6.8 sq mi · 3,063 people per sq mi
About 21,000 people live in Westminster. The typical household earns $86,219, and the median resident is 38.5 years old.
2026 projection
From 20,147 in 2020
Poverty rate 9.97%
Men 36.6 · Women 40.3
1850–2026
20,709
2026 projection
2.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1850–2026
20,709
2026 projection
2.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 20,709 | +120 | 0.58% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20,589 | -39 | 0.19% |
| 2024 | 20,628 | +23 | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 20,605 | +156 | 0.76% |
| 2022 | 20,449 | +128 | 0.63% |
| 2021 | 20,321 | +174 | 0.86% |
| 2020 | 20,147 | +1,465 | 7.84% |
| 2019 | 18,682 | +35 | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 18,647 | +72 | 0.39% |
| 2017 | 18,575 | +45 | 0.24% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 204 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 10 residents
44% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 44% | 47% | 41% |
| Never married | 38% | 41% | 35% |
| Divorced | 10% | 7% | 13% |
| Widowed | 7% | 4% | 10% |
| Separated | <1% | <1% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau