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El Cerrito, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,155,463 (it was $291,400 in 2000)
El Cerrito:

$1,155,463
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $916,566 - $1,354,545

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,330,926
Here:

$1,330,926
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $949,400
Here:

$949,400
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $693,350
Here:

$693,350
State:

$1,138,100

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,022,903
Here:

$1,022,903
State:

$730,996

Total population: 24,599 (Urban population: 23,179, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 11,372 (10,787 occupied: 6,125 owner occupied, 4,685 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

44%

Housing density: 3,120 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $424,670.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,710, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,146


Median gross rent in El Cerrito, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in El Cerrito with a mortgage: 3,951 (586 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 528 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $205,545

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $106,314

Median monthly housing costs: $2,405

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El Cerrito, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1952

Median year apartment built: 1966

Household type by relationship:

Households: 25,742
  • Male householders: 4,933 (1,088 living alone), Female householders: 5,651 (1,693 living alone)
  • 5,114 spouses (4,997 opposite-sex spouses), 762 unmarried partners, (619 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,873 children (5,578 natural, 178 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 186 grandchildren, 421 brothers or sisters, 333 parents, 7 foster children, 578 other relatives, 1,714 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 165

Size of family households: 3,074 2-persons, 1,575 3-persons, 1,465 4-persons, 344 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,814 1-person, 1,029 2-persons, 131 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

3,228 married couples with children.
808 single-parent households (154 men, 654 women).

60.8% of residents of El Cerrito speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
12.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
17.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 9,046 (35.1%)
(61.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in El Cerrito, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in El Cerrito, California
  • 18no bedroom
  • 621 bedroom
  • 1,4902 bedrooms
  • 3,2733 bedrooms
  • 1,0204 bedrooms
  • 2615+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Cerrito, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Cerrito, California
  • 296no bedroom
  • 9611 bedroom
  • 2,2522 bedrooms
  • 9263 bedrooms
  • 1784 bedrooms
  • 725+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in El Cerrito in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Cerrito in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 223no vehicle
  • 1,8111 vehicle
  • 3,0092 vehicles
  • 7083 vehicles
  • 2394 vehicles
  • 1355+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in El Cerrito in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Cerrito in renter-occupied apartments
  • 662no vehicle
  • 2,1411 vehicle
  • 1,3142 vehicles
  • 4233 vehicles
  • 624 vehicles
  • 835+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Cerrito, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Cerrito, California
  • 181 room
  • 72 rooms
  • 1103 rooms
  • 8164 rooms
  • 1,5245 rooms
  • 1,2666 rooms
  • 1,1237 rooms
  • 6068 rooms
  • 6549+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Cerrito, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Cerrito, California
  • 2911 room
  • 2472 rooms
  • 9723 rooms
  • 1,4434 rooms
  • 7935 rooms
  • 4996 rooms
  • 2057 rooms
  • 1248 rooms
  • 1129+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in El Cerrito, CA
El Cerrito city income, earnings, and wages data

  • El Cerrito, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in El Cerrito, CA in 2022
  • 574Less than $10,000
  • 353$10,000 to $19,999
  • 415$20,000 to $29,999
  • 594$30,000 to $39,999
  • 674$40,000 to $49,999
  • 324$50,000 to $59,999
  • 608$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,150$75,000 to $99,999
  • 939$100,000 to $124,999
  • 884$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,118$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,230$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in El Cerrito, CA

  • Distribution of house value in El Cerrito, CA in 2022
  • 24Less than $10,000
  • 13$10,000 to $14,999
  • 11$30,000 to $34,999
  • 6$80,000 to $89,999
  • 3$90,000 to $99,999
  • 17$100,000 to $124,999
  • 28$200,000 to $249,999
  • 20$300,000 to $399,999
  • 79$400,000 to $499,999
  • 541$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,117$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,650$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 595$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 436$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in El Cerrito, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in El Cerrito, CA in 2022
  • 10$200 to $249
  • 6$250 to $299
  • 11$300 to $349
  • 61$400 to $449
  • 10$500 to $549
  • 6$700 to $749
  • 33$750 to $799
  • 23$800 to $899
  • 16$900 to $999
  • 297$1,000 to $1,249
  • 244$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,041$1,500 to $1,999
  • 888$2,000 to $2,499
  • 611$2,500 to $2,999
  • 488$3,000 to $3,499
  • 416$3,500 or more
  • 345No cash rent
Work and jobs in El Cerrito: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.6%
Number of people working at home: 3,897 (29.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 185
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 657
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 941
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,043
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,146
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 844
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,202
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 336
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 688
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,567
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,018
  • 90 or more minutes: 218
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - El Cerrito

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,662 (45.6%)
  • Carpooled: 839 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 203 (2.0%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 63 (0.6%)
  • Taxi: 190 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle: 49 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 604 (5.9%)
  • Worked at home: 3,897 (38.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 9.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 5.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.6%Males
  • 0.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 1.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in El Cerrito, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in El Cerrito, California
  • 3,3422010 or later
  • 2,0292000 to 2009
  • 1,3171990 to 1999
  • 1,6941980 to 1989
  • 9921970 to 1979
  • 1,173Before 1970
Ancestries in El Cerrito, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • European: 616 (4.2%)
  • German: 590 (4.0%)
  • English: 511 (3.5%)
  • Iranian: 332 (2.3%)
  • Italian: 304 (2.1%)
  • Polish: 257 (1.7%)
  • Russian: 253 (1.7%)
  • Irish: 246 (1.7%)
  • American: 225 (1.5%)
  • Scottish: 159 (1.1%)
  • Nigerian: 133 (0.9%)
  • British: 112 (0.8%)
  • Brazilian: 109 (0.7%)
  • Ukrainian: 108 (0.7%)
  • Israeli: 107 (0.7%)
  • French: 103 (0.7%)
  • Eastern European: 91 (0.6%)
  • African: 83 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 73 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 67 (0.5%)
  • Northern European: 52 (0.4%)
  • Romanian: 51 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 42 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 42 (0.3%)
  • Kenyan: 39 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 35 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 33 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 31 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 30 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 27 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 24 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 24 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 23 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 18 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 16 (0.1%)
  • Ethiopian: 15 (0.1%)
  • Bulgarian: 15 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 14 (0.10%)
  • Belgian: 14 (0.10%)
  • Syrian: 13 (0.09%)
  • Slovene: 11 (0.07%)
  • New Zealander: 10 (0.07%)
  • Lebanese: 9 (0.06%)
  • Palestinian: 9 (0.06%)
  • Danish: 8 (0.05%)
  • Serbian: 7 (0.05%)
  • Estonian: 6 (0.04%)
  • Hungarian: 4 (0.03%)
  • Swiss: 4 (0.03%)
  • Australian: 4 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 3 (0.02%)

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

Nepal
El Cerrito:

19.7% (1,682)
California:

0.2% (16,541)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
El Cerrito:

15.7% (1,344)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Philippines
El Cerrito:

6.6% (568)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

India
El Cerrito:

6.1% (519)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Mexico
El Cerrito:

4.8% (409)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Taiwan
El Cerrito:

4.0% (340)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Japan
El Cerrito:

3.8% (321)
California:

1.0% (103,575)

Iran
El Cerrito:

3.7% (313)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Russia
El Cerrito:

3.1% (262)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

Hong Kong
El Cerrito:

2.4% (208)
California:

1.0% (105,215)

Korea
El Cerrito:

2.2% (189)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Germany
El Cerrito:

1.8% (158)
California:

0.7% (73,304)

Israel
El Cerrito:

1.8% (151)
California:

0.3% (33,029)

Algeria
El Cerrito:

1.7% (143)
California:

0.0% (4,729)

Brazil
El Cerrito:

1.6% (134)
California:

0.5% (53,222)

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

  • This state: 11,270
  • Other state: 5,087
  • Northeast: 1,589
  • Midwest: 1,749
  • South: 1,200
  • West: 600

84.6% of El Cerrito residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83.7% lived in California.


El Cerrito:

84.6%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 259
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 21
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 67
  • 10th grade: 39
  • 11th grade: 45
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 145
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,098
  • Less than 1 year of college: 178
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 766
  • Associate degree: 583
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,166
  • Master's degree: 1,648
  • Professional school degree: 593
  • Doctorate degree: 730
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 189
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 6
  • 5th and 6th grade: 36
  • 7th and 8th grade: 11
  • 9th grade: 3
  • 10th grade: 44
  • 11th grade: 12
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 141
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,194
  • Less than 1 year of college: 347
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 908
  • Associate degree: 654
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,423
  • Master's degree: 2,509
  • Professional school degree: 544
  • Doctorate degree: 590
Educational Attainment for Females
El Cerrito marital status for males
El Cerrito marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,652
  • One, attached: 437
  • Two: 249
  • 3 or 4: 1,139
  • 5 to 9: 528
  • 10 to 19: 485
  • 20 to 49: 303
  • 50 or more: 576
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in El Cerrito
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in El Cerrito, CA
  • 82.9%Utility gas
  • 13.3%Electricity
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in El Cerrito, CA
  • 62.8%Utility gas
  • 30.7%Electricity
  • 2.8%No fuel used
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Solar energy
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.2%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 323
Here:

17.5%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 206
Here:

24.0%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 236
Here:

17.1%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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