Demographics

Updated May 9, 2013

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

U.S. Census narrative profile on Cerritos (2005-2009 estimates)

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

Sex and Age

Subject	Number	Percent
Total Cerritos Population	49,041	100.0
Male	23,577	48.1
Female	25,464	51.9

Under 5 years	1,935	3.9
5 to 9 years	2,509	5.1
10 to 14 years	3,222	6.6
15 to 19 years	3,580	7.3
20 to 24 years	2,832	5.8
25 to 29 years	2,573	5.2
30 to 34 years	2,340	4.8
35 to 39 years	2,906	5.9
40 to 44 years	3,315	6.8
45 to 49 years	3,667	7.5
50 to 54 years	3,855	7.9
55 to 59 years	3,720	7.6
60 to 64 years	3,916	8.0
65 to 69 years	3,395	6.9
70 to 74 years	2,125	4.3
75 to 79 years	1,421	2.9
80 to 84 years	911	1.9
85 years and over	819	1.7

Age

Subject	Number	Percent
Median Age (years)	44.0	(X)
16 years and older	40,634	82.9
18 years and older	39,028	79.6
Male	18,448	37.6
Female	20,580	42.0
21 years and older	37,267	76.0
62 years and older	11,030	22.5
65 years and older	8,671	17.7
Male	4,018	8.2
Female	4,653	9.5

Race

Subject	Number	Percent
One Race	47,183	96.2
White	11,341	23.1
Black or African American	3,388	6.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	131	0.3
Asian	30,363	61.9
Asian Indian	3,771	7.7
Chinese	7,383	15.1
Filipino	7,155	14.6
Japanese	1,533	3.1
Korean	7,240	14.8
Vietnamese	1,021	2.1
Other Asian¹	2,260	4.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	138	0.3
Native Hawaiian	35	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	49	0.1
Samoan	33	0.1
Other Pacific Islander²	21	-
Some other race	1,822	3.7
Two or more races	1,858	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	12,570	25.6
Black or African American	3,733	7.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	331	0.7
Asian	31,691	64.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	366	0.7
Some other race	2,354	4.8

Hispanic or Latino

Subject	Number	Percent
Total Cerritos Population	49,041	100.0
Hispanic or Latino	5,883	12.0
Mexican	4,201	8.6
Puerto Rican	157	0.3
Cuban	157	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino³	1,368	2.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,158	88.0

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	49,041	100.0
Hispanic or Latino	5,883	12.0
White alone	3,200	6.5
Black or African American alone	105	0.2
African Indian and Alaska Native alone	80	0.2
Asian alone	200	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	19	0.0
Some Other Race alone	1,739	3.5
Two or More Races	540	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,158	88.0
White alone	8,141	16.6
Black or African American alone	3,283	6.7
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	51	0.1
Asian alone	30,163	61.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	119	0.2
Some Other Race alone	83	0.2
Two or More Races	1,318	2.7

Relationship

Subject	Number	Percent
Total Cerritos Population	49,041	100.0
In households	48,937	99.8
Householder	15,526	31.7
Spouse⁴	10,843	22.1
Child	15,690	32.0
Own Child Under 18 Years	8,588	17.5
Other Relatives	5,511	11.2
Under 18 Years	1,313	2.7
65 Years and Over	1,674	3.4
Nonrelatives	1,367	2.8
Under 18 Years	108	0.2
65 Years and Over	139	0.3
Unmarried Partner	342	0.7
In group quarters	104	0.2
Institutionalized Population	18	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	86	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	15,526	100.0
Family households (families)⁵	13,355	86.0
With own children under 18 years	4,939	31.8
Husband-wife family	10,843	69.8
With own children under 18 years	4,223	27.2
Male householder, no wife present	628	4.0
With own children under 18 years	152	1.0
Female householder, no husband present	1,884	12.1
With own children under 18 years	564	3.6
Nonfamily households⁵	2,171	14.0
Householder living alone	1,801	11.6
Households with individuals under 18 years	5,724	36.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,024	38.8
Average household size	3.15	(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	15,859	100.0
Occupied housing units	15,526	97.9
Vacant housing units	333	2.1
For rent	90	0.6
Rented, not occupied	8	0.1
For sale only	84	0.5
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	15,526	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,711	81.9
Population in owner-occupied housing units	39,392	(X)
Average household size of owner-occupied units	3.1	(X)
Renter-occupied housing units	2,815	18.1
Population in renter-occupied housing units	9,545	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied units	3.39	(X)

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