Ceres is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 48,397 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Ceres is the 189th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ceres is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.98% of the Ceres workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ceres is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ceres who work in office and administrative support (10.40%), sales jobs (8.20%), and food service (5.39%). The percentage of adults in Ceres with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.04% of adults in Ceres have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ceres in 2022 was $26,670, which is low income relative to California, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,680 for a family of four. However, Ceres contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ceres is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ceres home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Ceres, accounting for 65.58% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ceres residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ceres include English, German, Irish, Portuguese, and Italian. Ceres also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.67%. The most common language spoken in Ceres is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
