Cerritos

Population: 48,340
Median household income: $133,953
Median home value: $908,600

Cerritos is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 48,340 residents. At $133,953, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Cerritos's population declined 3.6% from 50,143 to 48,340, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $685,300 to $908,600.

Owners occupy 74.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,340
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $133,953
Median home value: $908,600
Median gross rent: $2,909
Housing units: 16,054
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

50,14348,340

Median household income

$106,190$133,953

Median home value

$685,300$908,600

Median gross rent

$2,410$2,909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	50,143	$106,190	$685,300	$2,410
2020	49,388	$109,229	$716,000	$2,455
2021	49,630	$115,600	$764,200	$2,482
2022	49,016	$124,460	$862,100	$2,743
2023	48,340	$133,953	$908,600	$2,909

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,834	3.8%
5 to 17	7,440	15.4%
18 to 24	3,206	6.6%
25 to 34	5,158	10.7%
35 to 44	5,418	11.2%
45 to 54	6,437	13.3%
55 to 64	6,623	13.7%
65 to 74	6,524	13.5%
75 and over	5,700	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,684	11.8%
Black or African American	3,143	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.1%
Asian	29,780	61.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	232	0.5%
Some other race	240	0.5%
Two or more races	2,004	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,202	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate13.0%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree35.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,228	6.2%
High school graduate	4,679	13.0%
Some college or associate's	8,469	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	12,675	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7,809	21.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,301	70.2%
Carpooled	2,165	9.9%
Public transit	225	1.0%
Walked	116	0.5%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	3,763	17.3%
Other means	223	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,743	15.2%
15 to 29 min	6,173	34.2%
30 to 44 min	4,135	22.9%
45 to 59 min	1,991	11.0%
60+ min	2,993	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.05
Poverty rate: 5.9% (2,832 of 48,242)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,287	84.3%
Nonfamily households	2,476	15.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,763	98.2%
Vacant	291	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,759	74.6%
Renter-occupied	4,004	25.4%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,000	81.0%
1-unit, attached	1,090	6.8%
2 to 4 units	647	4.0%
5 to 19 units	346	2.2%
20 or more units	935	5.8%
Mobile home & other	36	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0612552
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 33.8677, -118.0695

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