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El Cerrito, CA

5,121 Population
2.6 square miles 1,968.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 35.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$37,484 ±$6,252 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: $35,283 ±$261
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$122,472 ±$21,423 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: $86,031 ±$733
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

5.4% ±3.5% (277  ±188) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 12.2% 558,181 (±0.3% / ±12,398)
  • about half the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

41.8 minutes ±9.8 (87,985  ±28,259) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 33.2 59,911,456 (±0.2 / ±460,477)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

1,461 ±186 Number of households
  • the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 1,430,238 ±3,126
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
3.5 ±0.5 (5,097  ±984) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 3.2 4,559,435 (±0 / ±865)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

10% ±11% (107  ±122) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 5.2% 57,831 (±0.2% / ±2,265)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

1,521 ±193 Number of housing units
  • the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 1,598,577 ±350
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$598,000 ±$42,289 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: $493,600 ±$2,115
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

4.4% ±3.2% (219  ±164.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 10% 456,472 (±0.2% / ±9,485.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

80.5% ±19.4% (2,768  ±447) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 82.7% 2,506,867
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
14.3% ±4% (491  ±163.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 24.1% 729,285
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

19.4% ±4.4% (991  ±296) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 21.5% 997,638
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

3.6% ±2.4% (140  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 5.5% 190,332 (±0.1% / ±3,730)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
140 Total veterans ±96 140 Male ±96 N/A Female ±19

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