El Cerrito city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 25,869 ( 2,320 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.7 square miles
Population density: 7045.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,703	45.24%	3.0%
Black:	1,213	4.69%	31.6%
Indian:	43	0.17%	34.8%
Asian:	7,848	30.34%	22.1%
2+ races:	1,585	6.13%	33.8%
Hispanic:	3,301	12.76%	25.9%

Total non-White:	14,166	54.76%	16.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	339	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,981	10.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
23,549
11,364	48.26%
1,773	7.53%
66	0.28%
6,425	27.28%
1,185	5.03%
2,621	11.13%
12,185	51.74%

2000
23,179
12,409	53.54%
1,813	7.82%
70	0.30%
5,747	24.79%
1,171	5.05%
1,833	7.91%
10,770	46.46%

1990
22,869
14,302	62.54%
2,084	9.11%
76	0.33%
5,144	22.49%
n/a
1,263	5.52%
8,567	37.46%

1980
22,731
15,697	69.06%
2,229	9.81%
4	0.02%
3,739	16.45%
n/a
1,023	4.50%
7,034	30.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,045	-4.5
1,415	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,893	-8.3
2,203	9.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,395	-6.1
1,533	6.7

Age, Family & Household Data for El Cerrito city, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.9
4,446	17.2%
21,423	82.8%
5,144	19.9%

10,637
2.42

6,605	62.1%
5,158	78.1%
507	7.7%
4,032	37.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
4,087	17.4%
19,462	82.6%
4,227	17.9%

10,142
2.31

6,166	60.8%
4,703	76.3%
415	6.7%
3,976	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
42.7
3,704	16.0%
19,475	84.0%
4,793	20.7%

10,244
2.25

6,047	59.0%
4,747	78.5%
350	5.8%
4,197	41.0%

1990
Number	Percent
41.0
3,592	15.7%
19,277	84.3%
4,894	21.4%

9,990
2.28

6,372	63.8%
5,199	81.6%
451	7.1%
3,618	36.2%

1980
Number	Percent
40.2
4,174	18.4%
18,557	81.6%
3,633	16.0%

9,606
2.36

6,502	67.7%
5,460	84.0%
449	6.9%
3,104	32.3%

2022 Housing Data for El Cerrito city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	456	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	119	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	265	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	143	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	243	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	315	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	271	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	274	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	309	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	380	3.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	618	5.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,119	10.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	972	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	896	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,143	10.7%
$200,000 or more	3,114	29.3%

Median Household Income	120,414
Per Capita Income	67,881

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	393	3.7%
Public Assistance	195	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	561	5.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,025	76.1%
Unemployed	620	4.3%
In Armed Forces	4	0.0%

Total Labor Force	11,649	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	2,837	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,289	3,595	54.4%
Non-Profit	576	1,108	34.2%
Self-Employed	939	754	55.5%

Local Government	445	634	41.2%
State Government	476	657	42.0%
Federal Government	254	78	76.5%

Total Private + Self	5,228	4,349	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,751	2,477	41.4%
Total	6,979	6,826	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	18.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,585	18.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,182	15.7%
Professional, Technical	5,944	42.9%
Service Occupations	1,561	11.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	25	0.2%
All others	1,583	11.4%

White Collar		77.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	2,193	15.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,088	15.1%
Health care and social assistance	1,946	14.0%
Retail trade	1,209	8.7%
Manufacturing	965	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	708	5.1%
Public administration	678	4.9%
Other services	655	4.7%
Accommodation and food services	615	4.4%
Construction	501	3.6%
Finance and insurance	493	3.6%
Information	474	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	356	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	313	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	255	1.8%
Wholesale trade	229	1.7%
Utilities	104	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	51	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	0.1%
Management	7	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,115	8.18%
Puerto Rican	96	0.37%
Cuban	55	0.21%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	465	1.80%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	189	0.73%
Honduran	21	0.08%
Nicaraguan	49	0.19%
Panamanian	7	0.03%
Salvadoran	199	0.77%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	305	1.18%
Argentinean	32	0.12%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	47	0.18%
Colombian	108	0.42%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	118	0.46%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	265	1.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3,507	13.56%
Japanese	673	2.60%
Filipino	611	2.36%
Taiwanese	297	1.15%
Korean	287	1.11%
Indian	240	0.93%
Mongolian	128	0.49%
Thai	111	0.43%
Vietnamese	85	0.33%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,319	62.4%
Other Indo-European	2,099	8.6%
Chinese	1,890	7.7%
Spanish	1,747	7.1%
Other Asian	1,438	5.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	477	1.9%
Other	452	1.8%
Tagalog	382	1.6%
German, other Germanic	207	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,392	9.2%
English	2,053	7.9%
Irish	1,778	6.9%
Italian	956	3.7%
European	915	3.5%
American	783	3.0%
Russian	603	2.3%
Norwegian	587	2.3%
French	571	2.2%
Polish	543	2.1%
Scottish	485	1.9%
Iranian	370	1.4%
Swedish	349	1.3%
Other Arab	344	1.3%
British	334	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	22,433	86.7%
Not a citizen	3,436	13.3%

Native	17,304	66.9%
Foreign-born	8,565	33.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
442	2.2%	503	2.6%	2,245	11.4%	3,589	18.2%	6,608	33.5%	6,321	32.1%
Average years of education: 15.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	442	2.2%
9-12 Years	503	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,245	11.4%
Some College	3,589	18.2%
Bach. Degree	6,608	33.5%
Grad Degree	6,321	32.1%
Average years of education: 15.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +412	D +1,855	R + 2.5%
D +2,267
2020 vs. 2012	R +52	D +3,164	D + 4.4%
D +3,216
2020 vs. 2008	R -153	D +2,997	D + 6.6%
D +2,844

2016 vs. 2008	R -565	D +1,142	D + 9.1%
D +577
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Joe Biden (D)	13,712	88.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,443	9.4%	277	1.8%	15,432	-25	-37	0.09%
2016	67%	Hillary Clinton (D)	11,445	86.7%	Donald Trump (R)	1,031	7.8%	723	5.5%	13,199	-24	-38	0.09%
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	10,496	85.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,391	11.3%	429	3.5%	12,316	-26	-36	0.09%
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	10,868	85.3%	John McCain (R)	1,596	12.5%	282	2.2%	12,746	-24	-33	0.09%
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	9,876	83.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,724	14.6%	196	1.7%	11,796	-30	-36	0.09%
2000	61%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	8,772	74.1%	George W. Bush (R)	2,088	17.6%	975	8.2%	11,835	-24	-30	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, El Cerrito city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

13,712

88.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,443

9.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

179

1.2%

TOTAL

15,432

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -25	Diff (US): -37

2016 President, El Cerrito city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

11,445

86.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,031

7.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

239

1.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

442

3.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

13,199

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -24	Diff (US): -38

2012 President, El Cerrito city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

10,496

85.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,391

11.3%

Other

429

3.5%

TOTAL

12,316

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -26	Diff (US): -36

2008 President, El Cerrito city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

10,868

85.3%

John McCain (R)

1,596

12.5%

Other

282

2.2%

TOTAL

12,746

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -24	Diff (US): -33

2004 President, El Cerrito city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,724

14.6%

John Kerry (D)

9,876

83.7%

Other

196

1.7%

TOTAL

11,796

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -30	Diff (US): -36

2000 President, El Cerrito city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,088

17.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

8,772

74.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

885

7.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

11,835

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -24	Diff (US): -30

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for El Cerrito city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	117%	Alex Padilla* (D)	21,102	90.2%	Mark Meuser (R)	2,282	9.8%	0	0.0%	23,384	-29	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	59%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	10,562	89.8%	Brian Dahle (R)	1,201	10.2%	0	0.0%	11,763	-31	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	61%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	7,699	63.0%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	4,529	37.0%	0	0.0%	12,228	n/a	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	63%	Gavin Newsom (D)	11,210	88.9%	John H. Cox (R)	1,393	11.1%	0	0.0%	12,603	-27	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	63%	Kamala Harris (D)	10,038	80.9%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	2,365	19.1%	0	0.0%	12,403	n/a	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	42%	Jerry Brown* (D)	7,447	89.8%	Neel Kashkari (R)	844	10.2%	0	0.0%	8,291	-30	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	61%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	10,690	89.0%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	1,318	11.0%	0	0.0%	12,008	-26	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	53%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	8,552	82.2%	Carly Fiorina (R)	1,515	14.6%	334 [+]	3.2%	10,401	-28	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Duane Roberts (Green) 117 (1.1%); Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 111 (1.1%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 57 (0.5%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 49 (0.5%);
2010	G	54%	Jerry Brown (D)	8,639	82.5%	Meg Whitman (R)	1,549	14.8%	285 [+]	2.7%	10,473	-26	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Laura Wells (Green) 137 (1.3%); Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 60 (0.6%); Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 51 (0.5%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 37 (0.4%);
2006	S1	49%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	7,687	80.7%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	1,016	10.7%	823 [+]	8.6%	9,526	-24	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Todd Chretien (Green) 581 (6.1%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 119 (1.2%); Michael Metti (Libertarian) 85 (0.9%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 38 (0.4%);
2006	G	49%	Phil Angelides (D)	6,069	63.8%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	2,601	27.4%	840 [+]	8.8%	9,510	-29	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Camejo (Green) 650 (6.8%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 92 (1.0%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 67 (0.7%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 31 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	11,214
Median Value	$1,050,700

Occupied	10,637	94.9%
Vacant	577	5.1%

Owned	6,027	56.7%
Rented	4,610	43.3%
Median Rent	$2,344

Single-Family Units	7,977	71.1%
Detached	7,546	67.3%
Attached	431	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,867	16.6%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

El Cerrito city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for El Cerrito city, CA

2022 Housing Data for El Cerrito city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for El Cerrito city, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for El Cerrito city, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for El Cerrito city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for El Cerrito city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for El Cerrito city, CA