Cerritos, California Census and Community Profile

CERRITOS GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Cerritos, CA
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Cerritos, CA was 51,488.

Cerritos Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Cerritos was 25,056, which represents 48.7 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Cerritos, CA
There are an estimated 12,526 married men in the town. 63 percent of men over 15 years old in Cerritos are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Cerritos is 26,432 which is 51.3 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Cerritos, California
There are an estimated 12,840 married women in the community. 59 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Cerritos, CA
The median age of people living in Cerritos, CA was 39.3 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Cerritos was 2,395. There were 38,878 people above the age of 18, which represents 75.5 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 9.7 percent of the population (4,969) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Cerritos, CA
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Cerritos, CA was 49,542.

White Population in Cerritos, CA
The estimated White population in the Cerritos community is 13,851, which is 26.9 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Cerritos, California
The estimated Black/African American population is 3,432, which is 6.7 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Cerritos, CA
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Cerritos, CA was 142.

Asian Population in Cerritos, California
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 30,091.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Cerritos, CA
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Cerritos was an estimated 96.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1,930, while those of “two or more races” was 1,946 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Cerritos community was 5,349, or 10.4 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Cerritos, CA
The household population number in Cerritos was 51,395.

Group Quarters Population in Cerritos, CA
Group Quarters population in the community was 93.

Average Household Size in Cerritos, CA
The average household size in Cerritos is 3.34 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.54 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Cerritos, CA
At the time of the last census survey, there were 15,607 total housing units in Cerritos.

The number of occupied housing units was 15,390, or 98.6 of the total units in town. Of these, 12,852 were owner-occupied (83.5), and 2,538 were renter-occupied (16.5, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 217 vacant homes in Cerritos at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Cerritos, California
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 12,186, with a median value in dollars of 281,000.

Monthly Owner Costs in Cerritos, CA
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,678 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Cerritos, average costs per month were $300 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 31,144 people in the community had a high school degree, or 90.7 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Cerritos, California
14,995 people in Cerritos also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 43.7 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Cerritos, CA
The number of Civilian Veterans in Cerritos was 3,228, or 8.3 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Cerritos, CA
In 2000, there were 6,837 people in Cerritos, CA listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Cerritos, CA
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 29,472 people in Cerritos who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 60 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Cerritos, California
There were 25,441 in the labor force in Cerritos at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 62.5 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Cerritos was 29.3 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Cerritos, CA
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $73,030. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Cerritos, CA
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $76,944. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Cerritos, California
Per capita income in Cerritos in the last full census was 25,249. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Cerritos numbered 549, or 4 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Cerritos, CA
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 2,554, or 5 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.