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Total population: 51,326 (All urban)

Cerritos, California Age and Sex of Residents

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

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,638 (lower quartile is $1,270, upper quartile is $2,074)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,768

Median gross rent in Cerritos, CA in 2007: $1,854

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

Cerritos,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $815,204 (it was $278,700 in 2000)

Cerritos:	$815,204
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $638,476 - $820,775

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $671,786
Here: $671,786
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $443,194
Here: $443,194
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $391,949
Here: $391,949
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $288,042
Here: $288,042
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $260,447
Here: $260,447
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $97,788
Here: $97,788
State: $59,450

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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cerritos, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 191 3 rooms: 1,115 4 rooms: 635 5 rooms: 2,070 6 rooms: 3,179 7 rooms: 2,812 8 rooms: 1,794 9 or more rooms: 1,063

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cerritos, California:
	1 room: 102 2 rooms: 251 3 rooms: 457 4 rooms: 290 5 rooms: 494 6 rooms: 459 7 rooms: 268 8 rooms: 137 9 or more rooms: 78

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 128
1995 to 1998: 112
1990 to 1994: 150
1980 to 1989: 1,158
1970 to 1979: 10,030
1960 to 1969: 3,540
1950 to 1959: 303
1940 to 1949: 131
1939 or earlier: 60

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cerritos:
	no bedroom: 249 1 bedroom: 341 2 bedrooms: 1,225 3 bedrooms: 4,151 4 bedrooms: 5,919 5 or more bedrooms: 974

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cerritos:
	no bedroom: 195 1 bedroom: 328 2 bedrooms: 614 3 bedrooms: 785 4 bedrooms: 572 5 or more bedrooms: 42

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Cerritos in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 212 1 vehicle: 1,949 2 vehicles: 5,730 3 vehicles: 3,153 4 vehicles: 1,379 5 or more vehicles: 436

Cars and other vehicles available in Cerritos in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 152 1 vehicle: 653 2 vehicles: 1,141 3 vehicles: 422 4 vehicles: 140 5 or more vehicles: 28

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Cerritos, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 24
$50,000 to $59,999: 38
$60,000 to $69,999: 77
$70,000 to $79,999: 123
$80,000 to $89,999: 131
$90,000 to $99,999: 87
$100,000 to $124,999: 97
$125,000 to $149,999: 53
$150,000 to $174,999: 56
$175,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 to $249,999: 17
$250,000 to $299,999: 108
$300,000 to $399,999: 382
$400,000 to $499,999: 320
$500,000 to $749,999: 3322
$750,000 to $999,999: 4636
$1,000,000 or more: 3322

Cerritos rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cerritos:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 1
$450 to $499: 11
$500 to $549: 17
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 25
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 77
$1,000 to $1,249: 276
$1,250 to $1,499: 465
$1,500 to $1,999: 887
$2,000 or more: 569
No cash rent: 131

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,427 1990 to 1994: 3,394 1985 to 1989: 3,501 1980 to 1984: 4,479 1975 to 1979: 3,779 1970 to 1974: 2,817 1970 to 1974: 1,491 1965 to 1969: 1,567

Cerritos, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

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

Cerritos mode of transportation to work chart

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

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Korea (26%)
Philippines (17%)
Taiwan (13%)
India (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Vietnam (5%)
Mexico (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

Educational Attainment for Males

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

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

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 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $92,791
Black householders: $88,696
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,036
Asian householders: $98,403
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $114,152
Some other race householders: $86,407
Two or more races householders: $97,306
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $80,166

Cerritos household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cerritos household income for Black householders

Cerritos household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Cerritos household income for Asian householders

Cerritos household income for Some other race householders

Cerritos household income for Two or more races householders

Cerritos household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cerritos marital status for males

Cerritos marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $812,864
Black or African American householders: $862,297
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $699,958
Asian householders: $827,782
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $402,190
Some other race householders: $800,286
Two or more races householders: $800,286
Hispanic or Latino householders: $801,749

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: $153,024

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cerritos:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 711

Here:	11.5%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 274

Here:	7.1%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 767

Here:	16.0%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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