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El Cerrito, California

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StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Total Population5,32539,287,376334,922,499
Median Household Income$108,882$99,122$80,734
Median Age35.737.938.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher21.6%37.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$627,400$734,700$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,787$2,036$1,413
Poverty Rate6.9%12.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate5.9%6.6%5.2%
Foreign Born22.7%27.0%14.1%
Homeownership Rate81.7%55.9%65.2%
Average Commute Time43.028.726.4
Worked from Home5.7%17.2%15.1%
Married-Couple Households52.2%48.4%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in El Cerrito, California

Age in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Median Age35.737.938.9
Under 18 %23.9%22.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %7.5%9.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %16.2%14.8%13.7%
Age 35-44 %12.4%13.9%13.2%
Age 45-64 %26.5%24.6%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %13.6%15.7%17.2%

Households and families in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Households1,50113,548,091129,227,496
Average Household Size3.52.82.5
Family Households79.7%67.8%64.2%
Households with Children41.2%32.4%29.5%
Single-Parent Families27.6%19.4%17.3%
People Living Alone17.1%24.3%28.7%
Never Married35.3%38.2%34.4%

Income and poverty in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Per Capita Income$35,998$49,513$44,673
Households Under $25,0006.1%12.5%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99912.2%13.0%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99918.5%17.8%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More17.1%20.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate6.9%12.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty21.2%27.3%28.2%
SNAP Households8.0%12.4%n/a

Housing in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Housing Units1,56214,644,735143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes96.7%57.0%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units2.1%24.1%19.1%
Vacancy Rate3.9%7.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,981.01,976.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied18.3%44.1%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income24.0%32.8%30.6%
Median Property Tax$3,920$5,124n/a

Education in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Less than High School22.1%15.3%10.4%
High School Graduate26.4%20.5%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree29.9%27.2%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree16.7%22.7%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree5.0%14.4%14.1%

Work and commuting in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Labour Force Participation58.4%63.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work74.7%65.7%68.8%
Public Transit0.0%2.9%3.2%
Walked to Work2.1%2.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes16.9%22.0%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour18.8%11.1%8.6%
Households Without a Car2.3%7.1%n/a

Origins and language in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Born in State of Residence64.5%56.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens14.3%14.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens8.5%12.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home49.3%55.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home42.4%28.3%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency35.5%32.1%16.7%

Cities near El Cerrito

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.