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El Cerrito, California

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StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Total Population25,99439,287,376334,922,499
Median Household Income$127,876$99,122$80,734
Median Age41.837.938.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher67.6%37.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$1,124,400$734,700$332,700
Median Gross Rent$2,548$2,036$1,413
Poverty Rate6.9%12.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate5.8%6.6%5.2%
Foreign Born31.4%27.0%14.1%
Homeownership Rate58.6%55.9%65.2%
Average Commute Time33.328.726.4
Worked from Home31.8%17.2%15.1%
Married-Couple Households47.8%48.4%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in El Cerrito, California

Age in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Median Age41.837.938.9
Under 18 %16.9%22.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %6.7%9.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %14.5%14.8%13.7%
Age 35-44 %15.7%13.9%13.2%
Age 45-64 %25.6%24.6%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %20.6%15.7%17.2%

Households and families in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Households10,83113,548,091129,227,496
Average Household Size2.42.82.5
Family Households62.7%67.8%64.2%
Households with Children26.0%32.4%29.5%
Single-Parent Families14.9%19.4%17.3%
People Living Alone26.7%24.3%28.7%
Never Married33.1%38.2%34.4%

Income and poverty in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Per Capita Income$73,055$49,513$44,673
Households Under $25,0007.1%12.5%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99910.4%13.0%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99915.9%17.8%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More31.3%20.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate6.9%12.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty16.4%27.3%28.2%
SNAP Households4.5%12.4%n/a

Housing in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Housing Units11,24714,644,735143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes66.6%57.0%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units17.1%24.1%19.1%
Vacancy Rate3.7%7.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,956.01,976.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied41.4%44.1%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income29.9%32.8%30.6%
Median Property Tax$9,367$5,124n/a

Education in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Less than High School3.7%15.3%10.4%
High School Graduate11.3%20.5%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree17.5%27.2%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree35.4%22.7%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree32.2%14.4%14.1%

Work and commuting in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Labour Force Participation65.7%63.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work40.6%65.7%68.8%
Public Transit15.3%2.9%3.2%
Walked to Work2.7%2.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes15.2%22.0%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour13.9%11.1%8.6%
Households Without a Car7.4%7.1%n/a

Origins and language in El Cerrito, California

StatisticEl CerritoCaliforniaUnited States
Born in State of Residence46.8%56.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens20.2%14.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens11.2%12.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home63.3%55.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home7.8%28.3%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency30.3%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.