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Cerritos, California

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StatisticCerritosCaliforniaUnited States
Total Population47,86739,287,376334,922,499
Median Household Income$135,439$99,122$80,734
Median Age47.737.938.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher58.0%37.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$935,300$734,700$332,700
Median Gross Rent$2,930$2,036$1,413
Poverty Rate5.3%12.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate5.1%6.6%5.2%
Foreign Born44.1%27.0%14.1%
Homeownership Rate75.9%55.9%65.2%
Average Commute Time32.428.726.4
Worked from Home19.4%17.2%15.1%
Married-Couple Households65.3%48.4%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Cerritos, California

Age in Cerritos, California

StatisticCerritosCaliforniaUnited States
Median Age47.737.938.9
Under 18 %19.1%22.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %6.2%9.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %10.3%14.8%13.7%
Age 35-44 %11.0%13.9%13.2%
Age 45-64 %26.8%24.6%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %26.5%15.7%17.2%

Households and families in Cerritos, California

StatisticCerritosCaliforniaUnited States
Households16,06513,548,091129,227,496
Average Household Size3.02.82.5
Family Households82.4%67.8%64.2%
Households with Children29.8%32.4%29.5%
Single-Parent Families17.1%19.4%17.3%
People Living Alone15.6%24.3%28.7%
Never Married27.4%38.2%34.4%

Income and poverty in Cerritos, California

StatisticCerritosCaliforniaUnited States
Per Capita Income$57,886$49,513$44,673
Households Under $25,0006.9%12.5%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,9998.0%13.0%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99920.4%17.8%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More30.2%20.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate5.3%12.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty11.7%27.3%28.2%
SNAP Households6.2%12.4%n/a

Housing in Cerritos, California

StatisticCerritosCaliforniaUnited States
Housing Units16,34314,644,735143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes80.4%57.0%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units7.3%24.1%19.1%
Vacancy Rate1.7%7.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,974.01,976.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied24.1%44.1%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income23.5%32.8%30.6%
Median Property Tax$5,711$5,124n/a

Education in Cerritos, California

StatisticCerritosCaliforniaUnited States
Less than High School5.9%15.3%10.4%
High School Graduate13.4%20.5%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree22.7%27.2%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree35.2%22.7%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree22.7%14.4%14.1%

Work and commuting in Cerritos, California

StatisticCerritosCaliforniaUnited States
Labour Force Participation57.4%63.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work68.3%65.7%68.8%
Public Transit0.9%2.9%3.2%
Walked to Work0.5%2.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes16.1%22.0%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour15.3%11.1%8.6%
Households Without a Car2.6%7.1%n/a

Origins and language in Cerritos, California

StatisticCerritosCaliforniaUnited States
Born in State of Residence46.4%56.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens35.1%14.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens8.9%12.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home43.0%55.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home10.3%28.3%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency53.7%32.1%16.7%

Cities near Cerritos

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.