Cerritos, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Cerritos, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 51,507 (All urban) Houses: 15,612 (15,395 occupied: 12,859 owner occupied, 2,536 renter occupied) % of renters here:   16% State:   43% Housing density: 1811 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Cerritos, California on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Cerritos, La Habra and Redlands?  (10 replies) Nostalgia  (249 replies) Moving to LA Area - Burbank or Cerritos?  (15 replies) California a disasterous state  (204 replies) Moving From NY To LA - Thinking Of Long Beach - Need Help  (156 replies) White Flight - Myth or Reality?  (84 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $301,600 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,188 Median gross rent in Cerritos, CA in 2000: $1,260 Housing units in Cerritos with a mortgage: 10,459 (1,567 second mortgage, 1,278 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,727 Household type by relationship Households: 51,415 In family households: 48,957 (11,343 male householders, 2,296 female householders) 11,527 spouses, 18,086 children (17,131 natural, 393 adopted, 562 stepchildren), 1,212 grandchildren, 810 brothers or sisters, 1,251 parents, 1,927 other relatives, 505 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,458 (694 male householders (518 living alone)), 1,050 female householders (843 living alone)), 714 nonrelatives In group quarters: 92 (31 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,636 2-persons, 3,141 3-persons, 3,816 4-persons, 1,784 5-persons, 874 6-persons, 388 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,361 1-person, 236 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 19 6-persons. 9,759 married couples with children. 1,294 single-parent households (302 men, 992 women). 40.0% of residents of Cerritos speak English at home. 7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 44.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 23,455 (45.5%) (63.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Cerritos, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 18 $15,000 to $19,999: 34 $20,000 to $24,999: 91 $25,000 to $29,999: 203 $30,000 to $34,999: 128 $35,000 to $39,999: 48 $40,000 to $49,999: 62 $50,000 to $59,999: 47 $60,000 to $69,999: 13 $70,000 to $79,999: 7 $80,000 to $89,999: 14 $90,000 to $99,999: 31 $100,000 to $124,999: 167 $125,000 to $149,999: 178 $150,000 to $174,999: 202 $175,000 to $199,999: 387 $200,000 to $249,999: 2353 $250,000 to $299,999: 3403 $300,000 to $399,999: 3775 $400,000 to $499,999: 687 $500,000 to $749,999: 324 $750,000 to $999,999: 7 $1,000,000 or more: 7

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Cerritos: Less than $100: 0 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 17 $350 to $399: 31 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 6 $500 to $549: 38 $550 to $599: 6 $600 to $649: 65 $650 to $699: 41 $700 to $749: 63 $750 to $799: 52 $800 to $899: 348 $900 to $999: 235 $1,000 to $1,249: 721 $1,250 to $1,499: 511 $1,500 to $1,999: 234 $2,000 or more: 17 No cash rent: 131

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.4%
Number of people working at home: 607 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 269 5 to 9 minutes: 1953 10 to 14 minutes: 2741 15 to 19 minutes: 2832 20 to 24 minutes: 3001 25 to 29 minutes: 1051 30 to 34 minutes: 4280 35 to 39 minutes: 705 40 to 44 minutes: 1585 45 to 59 minutes: 2589 60 to 89 minutes: 1769 90 or more minutes: 550

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,469 (81%) Carpooled: 3,180 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 127 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%) Subway or elevated: 69 (0%) Railroad: 77 (0%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 44 (0%) Walked: 222 (1%) Other means: 105 (0%) Worked at home: 607 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 510 $10,000 to $14,999: 298 $15,000 to $19,999: 379 $20,000 to $24,999: 519 $25,000 to $29,999: 490 $30,000 to $34,999: 635 $35,000 to $39,999: 610 $40,000 to $44,999: 640 $45,000 to $49,999: 571 $50,000 to $59,999: 1239 $60,000 to $74,999: 2055 $75,000 to $99,999: 2840 $100,000 to $124,999: 1891 $125,000 to $149,999: 1127 $150,000 to $199,999: 1088 $200,000 or more: 491

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 37745
• German: 1662
• Irish: 1264
• English: 1083
• United States or American: 775
• Italian: 676
• Arab:: 501
• Dutch: 418
• Subsaharan African:: 403
• Portuguese: 377
• Scotch-Irish: 353
• Swedish: 289
• French (except Basque): 277
• African: 244
• Egyptian: 240
• Iranian: 238
• Scottish: 207
• European: 183
• Arab/Arabic: 166
• Polish: 163
• Norwegian: 137
• Russian: 136
• Nigerian: 130
• French Canadian: 100
• Danish: 86
• Hungarian: 81
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 80
• Greek: 79
• Armenian: 79
• Afghan: 69
• Canadian: 59
• Swiss: 56
• Austrian: 54
• Jamaican: 46
• Yugoslavian: 46
• British: 43
• Palestinian: 38
• Welsh: 37
• Croatian: 36
• Lithuanian: 32
• Scandinavian: 31
• Ethiopian: 29
• Slovak: 26
• Lebanese: 25
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 23
• Syrian: 22
• Brazilian: 22
• Czechoslovakian: 22
• Czech: 19
• West Indian: 19
• Finnish: 18
• Northern European: 16
• Latvian: 16
• Ukrainian: 15
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 15
• Turkish: 14
• Basque: 13
• Belgian: 10
• Iraqi: 10
• Pennsylvania German: 9
• Australian: 7
• Slovene: 7
• Icelander: 6
• Slavic: 5
• Romanian: 5
• Bulgarian: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 20458
• Northeast: 1319
• Midwest: 2220
• South: 2162
• West: 1413

68% of Cerritos residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 86
• Nursery to 4th grade: 33
• 5th and 6th grade: 76
• 7th and 8th grade: 194
• 9th grade: 91
• 10th grade: 106
• 11th grade: 105
• 12th grade, no diploma: 428
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,063
• Less than 1 year of college: 708
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,880
• Associate degree: 1,443
• Bachelor's degree: 4,917
• Master's degree: 1,851
• Professional school degree: 693
• Doctorate degree: 410

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 241
• Nursery to 4th grade: 120
• 5th and 6th grade: 353
• 7th and 8th grade: 270
• 9th grade: 220
• 10th grade: 171
• 11th grade: 218
• 12th grade, no diploma: 495
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,476
• Less than 1 year of college: 971
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,606
• Associate degree: 2,002
• Bachelor's degree: 5,175
• Master's degree: 1,360
• Professional school degree: 459
• Doctorate degree: 130

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 18.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $72,011
• Black householders: $72,321
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $51,750
• Asian householders: $75,253
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $83,502
• Some other race householders: $64,097
• Two or more races householders: $68,235
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $62,270

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $277,900
• Black or African American householders: $294,800
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $239,300
• Asian householders: $283,000
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $137,500
• Some other race householders: $273,600
• Two or more races householders: $273,600
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $274,100

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,364
• One, attached: 1,220
• Two: 30
• 3 or 4: 570
• 5 to 9: 54
• 10 to 19: 35
• 20 to 49: 17
• 50 or more: 290
• Mobile homes: 32

Median worth of mobile homes: $62,500

Here:	11.5%
California:	9.9%

Here:	7.1%
California:	7.8%

Here:	16.0%
California:	15.4%

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