El Cerrito

Population: 5,121
Median household income: $122,472
Median home value: $598,000

El Cerrito, a community in Riverside County, California, has 5,121 residents. The median household income of $122,472 is above the Riverside County median ($89,672).

Between 2019 and 2023, El Cerrito's population declined 9.0% from 5,630 to 5,121, while its median home value rose 29.1% from $463,100 to $598,000.

The median resident is 35.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,121
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $122,472
Median home value: $598,000
Median gross rent: $1,776
Housing units: 1,521
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6305,121

Median household income

$87,118$122,472

Median home value

$463,100$598,000

Median gross rent

$1,567$1,776

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,630	$87,118	$463,100	$1,567
2020	5,269	$100,708	$483,500	$1,411
2021	5,093	$110,469	$528,600	$2,143
2022	5,328	$122,885	$581,900	$1,788
2023	5,121	$122,472	$598,000	$1,776

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	396	7.7%
5 to 17	847	16.5%
18 to 24	438	8.6%
25 to 34	744	14.5%
35 to 44	664	13.0%
45 to 54	654	12.8%
55 to 64	756	14.8%
65 to 74	314	6.1%
75 and over	308	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,064	40.3%
Black or African American	74	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	163	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	407	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,413	47.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	672	19.5%
High school graduate	1,135	33.0%
Some college or associate's	1,142	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	389	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	102	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,729	78.2%
Carpooled	332	15.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	106	4.8%
Other means	28	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	443	21.1%
15 to 29 min	467	22.2%
30 to 44 min	368	17.5%
45 to 59 min	413	19.6%
60+ min	413	19.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.49
Poverty rate: 5.4% (277 of 5,092)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,126	77.1%
Nonfamily households	335	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,461	96.1%
Vacant	60	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,160	79.4%
Renter-occupied	301	20.6%

1-unit, detached96.5%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,468	96.5%
1-unit, attached	6	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	38	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0621810
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 33.8382, -117.5222