Demographics

Updated December 13, 2017

Profile of the City of Cerritos Prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments' Regional Council, May 2013 (PDF)

The following data is from the 2010 U.S. Census.

Sex and Age

Subject	Number	Percent
Total Cerritos Population	49,399	100.0
Male	23,785	48.1
Female	25,614	51.9

Under 5 years	1,971	4.0
5 to 9 years	2,528	5.1
10 to 14 years	3,251	6.6
15 to 19 years	3,613	7.3
20 to 24 years	2,869	5.8
25 to 29 years	2,596	5.2
30 to 34 years	2,370	4.8
35 to 39 years	2,935	5.9
40 to 44 years	3,350	6.8
45 to 49 years	3,690	7.5
50 to 54 years	3,880	7.9
55 to 59 years	3,744	7.6
60 to 64 years	3,918	7.9
65 to 69 years	3,393	6.9
70 to 74 years	2,133	4.3
75 to 79 years	1,428	2.9
80 to 84 years	911	1.8
85 years and over	819	1.7

Age

Subject	Number	Percent
Median Age (years)	43.9	(X)
16 years and older	40,900	82.8
18 years and older	39,280	79.5
Male	18,587	37.6
Female	20,693	41.9
21 years and older	37,495	75.9
62 years and older	11,047	22.4
65 years and older	8,684	17.6
Male	4,021	8.1
Female	4,663	9.4

Race

Subject	Number	Percent
One Race	47,533	96.2
White	11,463	23.2
Black or African American	3,428	6.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	131	0.3
Asian	30,397	61.5
Asian Indian	3,778	7.6
Chinese	7,367	14.9
Filipino	7,223	14.6
Japanese	1,511	3.1
Korean	7,240	14.7
Vietnamese	1,022	2.1
Other Asian¹	2,256	4.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	130	0.3
Native Hawaiian	33	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	49	0.1
Samoan	27	0.1
Other Pacific Islander²	21	0.0
Some other race	1,984	4.0
Two or more races	1,866	3.8

¹Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories
²Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races*

*In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.

Subject	Number	Percent
White	12,698	25.7
Black or African American	3,777	7.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	330	0.7
Asian	31,725	64.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	359	0.7
Some other race	2,521	5.1

Hispanic or Latino

Subject	Number	Percent
Total Cerritos Population	49,399	100.0
Hispanic or Latino	6,167	12.5
Mexican	4,427	9.0
Puerto Rican	158	0.3
Cuban	158	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino³	1,424	2.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,232	87.5

³This category is composed of people whose origins are from the Dominican Republic, Spain, and Spanish-speaking Central or South American countries. It also includes general origin responses such as "Latino" or "Hispanic."

Hispanic or Latino and Race

Subject	Number	Percent
Total Cerritos Population	49,399	100.0
Hispanic or Latino	6,167	12.5
White alone	3,314	6.7
Black or African American alone	108	0.2
African Indian and Alaska Native alone	80	0.2
Asian alone	204	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	17	0.0
Some Other Race alone	1,901	3.8
Two or More Races	543	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,232	87.5
White alone	8,149	16.5
Black or African American alone	3,320	6.7
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	51	0.1
Asian alone	30,193	61.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	113	0.2
Some Other Race alone	83	0.2
Two or More Races	1,323	2.7

Relationship

Subject	Number	Percent
Total Cerritos Population	49,399	100.0
In households	48,289	99.8
Householder	15,604	31.6
Spouse⁴	10,879	22.0
Child	15,814	32.0
Own Child Under 18 Years	8,667	17.5
Other Relatives	5,568	11.3
Under 18 Years	1,331	2.7
65 Years and Over	1,690	3.4
Nonrelatives	1,424	2.9
Under 18 Years	117	0.2
65 Years and Over	145	0.3
Unmarried Partner	353	0.7
In group quarters	110	0.2
Institutionalized Population	18	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	92	0.2

⁴"Spouse" represents spouse of the householder. It does not reflect all spouses in a household. Responses of "same-sex spouse" were edited during processing to "unmarried partner."

Household by Type

Subject	Number	Percent
Total Households	15,604	100.0
Family households (families)⁵	13,419	86.0
With own children under 18 years	4,976	31.9
Husband-wife family	10,879	69.7
With own children under 18 years	4,251	27.2
Male householder, no wife present	642	4.1
With own children under 18 years	157	1.0
Female householder, no husband present	1,898	12.2
With own children under 18 years	568	3.6
Nonfamily households⁵	2,185	14.0
Householder living alone	1,806	11.6
Households with individuals under 18 years	5,773	37.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,035	38.7
Average household size	3.16	(X)
Average family size⁵	3.40	(X)

⁵"Family households" consist of a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state issuing marriage certificates for same-sex couples. Same-sex couple households are included in the family households category if there is at least one additional person related to the householder by birth or adoption. Same-sex couple households with no relatives of the householder present are tabulated in nonfamily households. "Nonfamily households" consist of people living alone and households which do not have any members related to the householder.

Housing Occupancy

Subject	Number	Percent
Total Housing units	15,946	100.0
Occupied housing units	15,604	97.9
Vacant housing units	342	2.1
For rent	93	0.6
Rented, not occupied	8	0.1
For sale only	90	0.6
Sold, not occupied	27	0.2
For seasonal, recreation, or occasional use	35	0.2
All other vacancies	89	0.6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)⁶	0.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)⁷	3.1	(X)

⁶The homeowner vacancy rate is the proportion of the homeowner inventory that is vacant "for sale." It is computed by dividing the total number of vacant units "for sale only" by the sum of owner-occupied units, vacant units that are "for sale only," and vacant units that have been sold but not yet occupied; and then multiplying by 100.

⁷The rental vacancy rate is the proportion of the rental inventory that is vacant "for rent." It is computed by dividing the total number of vacant units "for rent" by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are "for rent," and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied; and then multiplying by 100.

Housing Tenure

Subject	Number	Percent
Occupied housing units	15,604	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,745	81.7
Population in owner-occupied housing units	39,545	(X)
Average household size of owner-occupied units	3.1	(X)
Renter-occupied housing units	2,859	18.13
Population in renter-occupied housing units	9,744	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied units	3.41	(X)

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