Housing density: 1,896 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $719,653.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is over $2,000, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,364
Median gross rent in Cerritos, CA in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Cerritos with a mortgage: 6,888 (627 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 525 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 138
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $145,627
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $101,472
6,308 married couples with children.
1,112 single-parent households (101 men, 1,011 women).
45.7% of residents of Cerritos speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
39.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 20,221 (42.2%)
(81.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.0% Number of people working at home: 4,281 (19.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 162
5 to 9 minutes: 1,192
10 to 14 minutes: 1,579
15 to 19 minutes: 1,997
20 to 24 minutes: 2,592
25 to 29 minutes: 1,466
30 to 34 minutes: 2,584
35 to 39 minutes: 502
40 to 44 minutes: 1,144
45 to 59 minutes: 1,995
60 to 89 minutes: 1,885
90 or more minutes: 719
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 23,877 (70.7%)
Carpooled: 3,445 (10.2%)
Bus: 567 (1.7%)
Subway or elevated rail: 96 (0.3%)
Long-distance train or commuter rail: 2 (0.0%)
Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 4 (0.0%)
Taxi: 446 (1.3%)
Bicycle: 198 (0.6%)
Walked: 551 (1.6%)
Worked at home: 4,281 (12.7%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
5.1%Males
5.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
11.8%Males
6.6%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
37.7%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
3.7%Males
3.5%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
2.0%Males
3.8%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
4.5%Males
4.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
4.6%Males
4.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cerritos, California
2,5622010 or later
2,9952000 to 2009
3,6781990 to 1999
7,9801980 to 1989
6,5961970 to 1979
3,058Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
American: 667 (2.0%)
Italian: 372 (1.1%)
English: 350 (1.1%)
Croatian: 296 (0.9%)
German: 296 (0.9%)
Irish: 235 (0.7%)
Dutch: 161 (0.5%)
European: 139 (0.4%)
French: 111 (0.3%)
Nigerian: 85 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 67 (0.2%)
Egyptian: 62 (0.2%)
African: 61 (0.2%)
Scandinavian: 50 (0.2%)
Scottish: 49 (0.2%)
Eastern European: 45 (0.1%)
Belizean: 41 (0.1%)
Polish: 40 (0.1%)
Ethiopian: 31 (0.10%)
Danish: 29 (0.09%)
Afghan: 28 (0.09%)
Lithuanian: 23 (0.07%)
Iranian: 20 (0.06%)
Russian: 20 (0.06%)
Swedish: 20 (0.06%)
Jamaican: 19 (0.06%)
Lebanese: 18 (0.06%)
Greek: 16 (0.05%)
Ghanaian: 12 (0.04%)
Northern European: 8 (0.02%)
Czech: 8 (0.02%)
Canadian: 8 (0.02%)
Ukrainian: 8 (0.02%)
Welsh: 8 (0.02%)
Romanian: 7 (0.02%)
Armenian: 6 (0.02%)
Slovak: 6 (0.02%)
British: 6 (0.02%)
Swiss: 6 (0.02%)
Norwegian: 5 (0.02%)
Basque: 5 (0.02%)
Austrian: 5 (0.02%)
Yugoslavian: 5 (0.02%)
Scotch-Irish: 4 (0.01%)
Australian: 4 (0.01%)
Ugandan: 4 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Philippines
Cerritos:
21.1% (4,259)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Korea
Cerritos:
19.7% (3,978)
California:
3.0% (315,248)
India
Cerritos:
12.5% (2,524)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
Taiwan
Cerritos:
11.8% (2,390)
California:
1.7% (176,274)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Cerritos:
7.2% (1,463)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Vietnam
Cerritos:
5.4% (1,082)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Mexico
Cerritos:
4.3% (866)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Cambodia
Cerritos:
1.7% (340)
California:
0.5% (51,974)
Thailand
Cerritos:
1.7% (337)
California:
0.6% (65,335)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 22,451
Other state: 4,314
Northeast: 781
Midwest: 1,444
South: 1,335
West: 722
91.0% of Cerritos residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.3% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 85.0% lived in California.
Cerritos:
91.0%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 269
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 198
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 44
12th grade, no diploma: 257
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,203
Less than 1 year of college: 739
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,437
Associate degree: 1,263
Bachelor's degree: 5,934
Master's degree: 2,532
Professional school degree: 807
Doctorate degree: 603
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 369
Nursery to 4th grade: 71
5th and 6th grade: 162
7th and 8th grade: 84
9th grade: 83
10th grade: 85
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 329
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,692
Less than 1 year of college: 739
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,891
Associate degree: 1,698
Bachelor's degree: 6,925
Master's degree: 2,730
Professional school degree: 619
Doctorate degree: 312
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 13,237
One, attached: 1,067
Two: 19
3 or 4: 642
5 to 9: 248
10 to 19: 136
20 to 49: 41
50 or more: 922
Mobile homes: 24
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%
House/condo owner moved in on average 23 years ago