2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Westminster, CA vs Los Alamitos, CA

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- Household income in Los Alamitos, is 28% more than it is in Westminster and is 24% above the National Average.
- Westminster unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- Los Alamitos unemployment rate is 6.4%.
 Westminster, CALos Alamitos, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.2%6.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.8%32.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,601$43,405$37,638
 Household Income$71,108$91,051$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,724$107,500$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Westminster, CALos Alamitos, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%1.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.4%5.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%10.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%4.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.3%9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.8%18.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%11.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.6%14.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Westminster, CALos Alamitos, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%21.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.4%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%9.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.1%1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%9.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care6.9%5.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%22.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%6.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.5%5.9%13.1%
Reviews for Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The weather patterns have been slowly changing over the past three years. Sun burns off the fog in the morning hours from early June through July over past 3 years.   More

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Over 15 years ago

Westminster is a very busy, albeit somewhatsafer area to live. It's nicely located not far from freeways or the beach, has a good mall and plenty of shopping options.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great weather year round. Summers are usually in the high 70s-80s, and occasionally peak in the low 90s. Winters are moderate (70's). You can literally ski, hike  More

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Reviews for Los Alamitos    2 Reviews

Living in this city comes with the best benefit ever - Education. Real quality education. Los Alamitos Unified is the best public school district you can send your  More

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Over 18 years ago

Would like information on 3 and 4 bedroom homes for  More

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