California · Census place 21796
El Cerrito city, CA
Quick answer
El Cerrito city has 25,781 residents, ranking #295 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $127,475, the median home is worth $1,107,500 and median gross rent runs $2,444 a month.
- Population
- 25,781El Cerrito city residents
- Median household income
- $127,475Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,107,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,444Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in El Cerrito city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Cerrito city median would spend about 23% 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 8.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.5% of residents and 57.3% 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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