Cerritos is a city located in Los Angeles County California. Cerritos has a 2023 population of 46,280. Cerritos is currently declining at a rate of -2.21% annually and its population has decreased by -6.48% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 49,487 in 2020.
The average household income in Cerritos is $143,444 with a poverty rate of 4.8%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Cerritos is 45.6 years, 44.1 years for males, and 47.5 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Cerritos was:
3.45
Average Family Size
3.17
Average Household Size
76.3%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
45.04% of Cerritos residents speak only English, while 54.96% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 51.1% of the population.
4.8%
Overall Poverty Rate
4.41%
Male Poverty Rate
5.18%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Cerritos is Native, with 23.28% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Cerritos is Multiple, with 2.53% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.14%. Among those working part-time, it was 5%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 8.88%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
58.5%
Overall Marriage Rate
60.6%
Male Marriage Rate
56.6%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
2.61%
Veteran Poverty Rate
24.26%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
58.5%
Labor Force Participation
54.9%
Employment Rate
6%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
48.05%
Born in Cerritos
59.46%
Native Born
43.09%
Foreign Born
9.07%
Non Citizen
34.02%
Naturalized
59.46% of Cerritos residents were born in the United States, with 48.05% having been born in California. 9.07% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.