Cerritos, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
47,867
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47.7
1.49% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.26%
10.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$135,439
1.11% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$935,300
2.94% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
21,615
2.92% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Cerritos, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.1% of the residents in Cerritos, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cerritos, CA are Cerritos College (6,325 degrees awarded in 2023), Fremont University (89 degrees), and ABC Adult School (89 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Cerritos, CA was $935,300, and the homeownership rate was 75.9%.

Most people in Cerritos, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Cerritos, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cerritos, CA is home to a population of 47.9k people, from which 91.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 44% of Cerritos, CA residents were born outside of the country (21.1k people).

In 2024, there were 5.27 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.5k people) in Cerritos, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.6k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.91k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.1%
2024 Citizenship
91.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.1% of Cerritos, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cerritos, CA was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cerritos, CA
  1. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    29.5k ± 1.12k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.6k ± 665
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.91k ± 580
16%
Hispanic Population
7.66k people

In 2024, there were 5.27 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.5k people) in Cerritos, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.6k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.91k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16% of the people in Cerritos, CA are hispanic (7.66k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cerritos, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

44%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
21.1k people
43.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
21.2k people

As of 2024, 44% of Cerritos, CA residents (21.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cerritos, CA was 43.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    591 ± 161
  2. Korea
    161 ± 79
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    150 ± 104

Cerritos, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cerritos, CA employs 21.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cerritos, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,074 people), Manufacturing (1,994 people), and Retail Trade (1,874 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($178,281), Information ($133,038), and Finance & Insurance ($120,855).

Employment

Occupations

21.6k
2024 Value
± 1,118
−2.92%
1 Year decline
± 7.31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cerritos, CA declined at a rate of −2.92%, from 22.3k employees to 21.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cerritos, CA, are Management Occupations (2,643 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (2,571 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,371 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cerritos, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

21.6k
2024 Value
± 1,118
−2.92%
1 Year decline
± 7.31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cerritos, CA declined at a rate of −2.92%, from 22.3k employees to 21.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cerritos, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,074 people), Manufacturing (1,994 people), and Retail Trade (1,874 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cerritos, CA, though some of these residents may live in Cerritos, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$90,105
Median earning men ± $10,247
$62,813
Median earning women ± $8,775

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($190,278), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,741), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($113,416).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,902), Public Administration ($87,213), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($84,274).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Cerritos, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Cerritos, CA awarded 6,565 degrees. The student population of Cerritos, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 9,703 male students and 11,857 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cerritos, CA are Hispanic or Latino (4,531 and 69.2%), White (712 and 10.9%), Asian (530 and 8.09%), and Black or African American (329 and 5.02%).

The largest universities in Cerritos, CA by number of degrees awarded are Cerritos College (6,325 and 96.3%), Fremont University (89 and 1.36%), and ABC Adult School (89 and 1.36%).

The most popular majors in Cerritos, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (2,308 and 35.2%), General Business Administration & Management (836 and 12.7%), and Child Care Provider (370 and 5.64%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 21,560 students enrolled in Cerritos, CA, 45% men and 55% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 15,100 records, of which 56% were women and 44% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    1,815 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    464 degrees awarded
  3. Retail Management
    311 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Cerritos, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,815 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Cerritos, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Cerritos College
    6,325 degrees awarded
  2. Fremont University
    89 degrees awarded
  3. ABC Adult School
    89 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Cerritos College with 6,325 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 2,453 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cerritos, CA, which is 0.597 times less than the 4,112 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 4,531 degrees mean that there were 6.36 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 712 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,288) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($76) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($864) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cerritos, CA was $935,300 in 2024, which is 2.81 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $908,600 to $935,300, a 2.94% increase. The homeownership rate in Cerritos, CA is 75.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cerritos, CA have an average commute time of 32.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cerritos, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$935,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,183
$12,193
Median Property Taxes
±$670

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cerritos, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cerritos, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

75.9%
Homeownership
2024
72%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.9% of the housing units in Cerritos, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$135,439
Median Household Income
± $5,063
16.1k
Number of Households
± 835

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.1k households in Cerritos, CA grew to $135,439 from the previous year's value of $133,953.

The following chart displays the households in Cerritos, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cerritos, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.4%)
  3. Carpooled (9.74%)

In 2024, 68.3% of workers in Cerritos, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.4%) and those who carpooled to work (9.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

32.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cerritos, CA have a longer commute time (32.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.15% of the workforce in Cerritos, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cerritos, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cerritos, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cerritos, CA (2.51k out of 47.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cerritos, CA is Asian, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.4% of the population of Cerritos, CA has health coverage, with 53.9% on employee plans, 10.6% on Medicaid, 19.5% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 0.237% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 15.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.57%
Uninsured
53.9%
Employer Coverage
10.6%
Medicaid
19.5%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
0.237%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cerritos, CA declined by 5.59% from 3.78% to 3.57%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cerritos, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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