Cerritos is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 47,475 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Cerritos is the 187th largest community in California. Housing costs in Cerritos are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Cerritos is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cerritos is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cerritos who work in management occupations (12.67%), healthcare (12.50%), and office and administrative support (11.45%). Also of interest is that Cerritos has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.09% 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. In Cerritos, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.80 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cerritos. 55.23% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Cerritos in 2022 was $51,243, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,972 for a family of four. Cerritos is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cerritos home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cerritos residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Cerritos also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cerritos include German, English, Italian, Irish, and French. Cerritos also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 42.42%. The most common language spoken in Cerritos is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Korean.
