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The total population of El Cerrito is estimated to be 25,869 with 12,473 males (48.22%) and 13,396 females (51.78%). There are 923 more females than males in El Cerrito.
The median household income in El Cerrito was $126,332 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 3,620(2.95%) from $122,712 in 2020. This income is 169.33% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, El Cerrito sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 25 to 44 years old, at $156,281. Overall, the median household income for the city of El Cerrito stands at $126,332.
In El Cerrito, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $67,361 for males and $58,135 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $96,057 for males and $91,776 for females.
In El Cerrito, the demographic landscape is diverse, spanning 6 distinct racial categories among households. Among these, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander households have the highest median household income at $155,896, while Black or African American households represent the opposite end with the lowest median household income of $83,921.
In 2022, the population of El Cerrito was 25,583, a 1.14% decrease year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, El Cerrito's population was 25,878, a decline of 0.34% compared to a population of 25,967 in 2020.
The median age in El Cerrito, CA is 42.0, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 15.01% were under the age of 15, 14.70% aged 15 to 29, 50.40% aged 30 to 64, 17.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.59% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of El Cerrito population: 50.77% are White, 4.50% are Black or African American, 1.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 28.56% are Asian, 0.66% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.70% are some other race and 10.76% are multiracial.