California · Census place 21810
El Cerrito CDP, CA
Quick answer
El Cerrito CDP has 5,121 residents, ranking #651 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $122,472, the median home is worth $598,000 and median gross rent runs $1,776 a month.
- Population
- 5,121El Cerrito CDP residents
- Median household income
- $122,472Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $598,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,776Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in El Cerrito CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Cerrito CDP median would spend about 17.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 79.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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