| | People QuickFacts | Cerritos | California |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 49,398 | 37,691,912 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 49,041 | 37,253,956 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.7% | 1.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 49,041 | 37,253,956 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.4% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 17.7% | 11.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.9% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 23.1% | 57.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.9% | 6.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 61.9% | 13.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.8% | 4.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 12.0% | 37.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 16.6% | 40.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 91.3% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 46.1% | 27.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 61.3% | 43.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 93.9% | 80.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 50.5% | 30.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 30.0 | 26.9 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 81.3% | 57.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.4% | 30.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $633,500 | $458,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 14,957 | 12,392,852 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 3.30 | 2.89 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $32,778 | $29,188 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $88,743 | $60,883 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.1% | 13.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Cerritos | California |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,767 | 3,425,510 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 59.0% | 14.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.3% | 16.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 30.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 852,162 | 491,372,092 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,247,747 | 598,456,486 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,681,521 | 455,032,270 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $52,718 | $12,561 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 145,831 | 80,852,787 |