El Cerrito, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: El Cerrito, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 22,222 (All urban) Houses: 10,503 (10,243 occupied: 6,239 owner occupied, 4,004 renter occupied) % of renters here:   39% State:   43% Housing density: 2881 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in El Cerrito, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Images of San Diego  (585 replies) What areas in El Cerrito are safe?  (13 replies) El Cerrito  (1 reply) Where are you from originally?  (142 replies) Oakland, Richmond named among the most dangerous cities  (214 replies) Dating scene for straight women  (145 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,139 (lower quartile is $949, upper quartile is $1,481) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,313 Median gross rent in El Cerrito, CA in 2007: $1,224 Housing units in El Cerrito with a mortgage: 3,453 (401 second mortgage, 350 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,345 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $714,378 (it was $291,400 in 2000) El Cerrito:   $714,378 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $580,887 - $757,925 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $651,596 Here:   $651,596 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $649,469 Here:   $649,469 State:   $541,123 In 2-unit structures: $761,246 Here:   $761,246 State:   $702,713 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $876,569 Here:   $876,569 State:   $512,546 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $404,867 Here:   $404,867 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $72,941 Here:   $72,941 State:   $59,450 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $8,500 Here:   $8,500 State:   $63,652 Household type by relationship Households: 23,003 In family households: 17,557 (4,452 male householders, 1,595 female householders) 4,815 spouses, 4,897 children (4,662 natural, 139 adopted, 96 stepchildren), 326 grandchildren, 268 brothers or sisters, 249 parents, 422 other relatives, 533 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 5,446 (1,603 male householders (1,106 living alone)), 2,594 female householders (2,064 living alone)), 1,249 nonrelatives In group quarters: 176 (43 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,031 2-persons, 1,496 3-persons, 981 4-persons, 386 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,170 1-person, 855 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 14 5-persons. 2,642 married couples with children. 703 single-parent households (171 men, 532 women). 68.7% of residents of El Cerrito speak English at home. 6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 16.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 5,904 (25.5%) (51.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in El Cerrito, CA: Less than $10,000: 8 $10,000 to $14,999: 4 $15,000 to $19,999: 4 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $25,000 to $29,999: 3 $30,000 to $34,999: 3 $35,000 to $39,999: 4 $40,000 to $49,999: 11 $50,000 to $59,999: 26 $60,000 to $69,999: 18 $70,000 to $79,999: 22 $80,000 to $89,999: 29 $90,000 to $99,999: 28 $100,000 to $124,999: 17 $125,000 to $149,999: 0 $150,000 to $174,999: 4 $175,000 to $199,999: 14 $200,000 to $249,999: 41 $250,000 to $299,999: 23 $300,000 to $399,999: 231 $400,000 to $499,999: 430 $500,000 to $749,999: 2424 $750,000 to $999,999: 1579 $1,000,000 or more: 1056

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in El Cerrito: Less than $100: 11 people $100 to $149: 10 $150 to $199: 21 $200 to $249: 27 $250 to $299: 19 $300 to $349: 15 $350 to $399: 18 $400 to $449: 20 $450 to $499: 25 $500 to $549: 29 $550 to $599: 36 $600 to $649: 39 $650 to $699: 65 $700 to $749: 87 $750 to $799: 62 $800 to $899: 285 $900 to $999: 431 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,093 $1,250 to $1,499: 595 $1,500 to $1,999: 571 $2,000 or more: 243 No cash rent: 145

Percentage of workers working in this county: 27.4%
Number of people working at home: 625 (5.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 203 5 to 9 minutes: 732 10 to 14 minutes: 1096 15 to 19 minutes: 1433 20 to 24 minutes: 1423 25 to 29 minutes: 667 30 to 34 minutes: 1579 35 to 39 minutes: 434 40 to 44 minutes: 610 45 to 59 minutes: 1367 60 to 89 minutes: 1247 90 or more minutes: 451

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,884 (58%) Carpooled: 1,346 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 478 (4%) Streetcar or trolley car: 32 (0%) Subway or elevated: 1,850 (16%) Railroad: 68 (1%) Motorcycle: 49 (0%) Bicycle: 219 (2%) Walked: 183 (2%) Other means: 133 (1%) Worked at home: 625 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 530 $10,000 to $14,999: 397 $15,000 to $19,999: 424 $20,000 to $24,999: 482 $25,000 to $29,999: 473 $30,000 to $34,999: 487 $35,000 to $39,999: 510 $40,000 to $44,999: 635 $45,000 to $49,999: 517 $50,000 to $59,999: 886 $60,000 to $74,999: 1214 $75,000 to $99,999: 1328 $100,000 to $124,999: 954 $125,000 to $149,999: 604 $150,000 to $199,999: 457 $200,000 or more: 346

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9645

German: 1641

English: 1617

Irish: 1203

Italian: 1201

Scottish: 402

European: 379

Polish: 369

French (except Basque): 357

Russian: 353

United States or American: 335

Iranian: 317

Swedish: 260

Scotch-Irish: 260

Dutch: 222

Subsaharan African:: 213

Portuguese: 211

Norwegian: 193

British: 178

Swiss: 138

Austrian: 117

Arab:: 112

African: 103

Israeli: 102

Eastern European: 100

Welsh: 93

French Canadian: 91

Danish: 83

Canadian: 72

Finnish: 60

Brazilian: 60

Czech: 57

Hungarian: 57

Ukrainian: 57

Greek: 55

Northern European: 53

Scandinavian: 50

Lithuanian: 48

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 43

Czechoslovakian: 42

Other Arab: 42

Yugoslavian: 38

Ghanian: 36

Turkish: 36

Armenian: 29

Celtic: 26

Slovene: 25

Sudanese: 25

Ethiopian: 23

Arab/Arabic: 21

Jamaican: 20

Latvian: 20

Croatian: 19

Slovak: 16

Palestinian: 16

Syrian: 15

Belgian: 12

Australian: 10

Guyanese: 9

Cape Verdean: 9

Belizean: 9

Icelander: 8

Other Subsaharan African: 8

West Indian: 8

Luxemburger: 7

Moroccan: 6

Slavic: 6

Lebanese: 6

Egyptian: 6

Haitian: 6

Macedonian: 5

Liberian: 5

South African: 4

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

• This state: 10395
• Northeast: 1662
• Midwest: 2105
• South: 1719
• West: 1092

61% of El Cerrito residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 87
• Nursery to 4th grade: 18
• 5th and 6th grade: 46
• 7th and 8th grade: 74
• 9th grade: 58
• 10th grade: 62
• 11th grade: 58
• 12th grade, no diploma: 94
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 960
• Less than 1 year of college: 340
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,029
• Associate degree: 492
• Bachelor's degree: 2,615
• Master's degree: 1,094
• Professional school degree: 363
• Doctorate degree: 798

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 93
• Nursery to 4th grade: 28
• 5th and 6th grade: 100
• 7th and 8th grade: 91
• 9th grade: 124
• 10th grade: 75
• 11th grade: 77
• 12th grade, no diploma: 243
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,375
• Less than 1 year of college: 455
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,345
• Associate degree: 597
• Bachelor's degree: 2,838
• Master's degree: 1,588
• Professional school degree: 378
• Doctorate degree: 404

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $71,703
• Black householders: $51,960
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $76,889
• Asian householders: $70,431
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $154,148
• Some other race householders: $58,842
• Two or more races householders: $81,412
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $72,054

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $717,809
• Black or African American householders: $715,848
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $507,713
• Asian householders: $694,030
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $1,348,345
• Some other race householders: $689,862
• Two or more races householders: $879,611
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $720,261

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,325
• One, attached: 344
• Two: 389
• 3 or 4: 919
• 5 to 9: 531
• 10 to 19: 252
• 20 to 49: 432
• 50 or more: 279
• Mobile homes: 17
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,916

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