El Cerrito is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 25,552 people and ten associated neighborhoods, El Cerrito is the 281st largest community in California.
El Cerrito home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but El Cerrito real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that El Cerrito has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, El Cerrito is also a city of artists. El Cerrito has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape El Cerrito’s character.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that El Cerrito has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 27.58% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in El Cerrito, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.49 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For the size of the city, public transportation in El Cerrito is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For El Cerrito, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
If knowledge is power, El Cerrito is a pretty powerful place. 66.25% of the adults in El Cerrito have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in El Cerrito in 2022 was $72,937, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $291,748 for a family of four. However, El Cerrito contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
El Cerrito is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Cerrito home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of El Cerrito residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. El Cerrito also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.28% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in El Cerrito include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
In addition, El Cerrito has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.89%).
The most common language spoken in El Cerrito is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.