Cerritos demographics from US Census:
The 2005 population estimate for Cerritos California is
52,561.
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2005 2000 1990
| Population | 52,561 | 51,488 | 53,240 |
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Cerritos (city), California
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| People QuickFacts | Cerritos | California | |
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Population, 2003 estimate | 52,800 | 35,484,453 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 | 2.5% | 4.8% |
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Population, 2000 | 51,488 | 33,871,648 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | -3.4% | 13.6% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 4.7% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 24.5% | 27.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 9.7% | 10.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 | 51.3% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 26.9% | 59.5% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 6.7% | 6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.3% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 58.4% | 10.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) | 3.7% | 16.8% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 | 10.4% | 32.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 | 65.3% | 50.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 45.5% | 26.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 60.0% | 39.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 90.7% | 76.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 43.7% | 26.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 29.3 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2000 | 15,607 | 12,214,549 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 | 83.5% | 56.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $281,000 | $211,500 |
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Households, 2000 | 15,390 | 11,502,870 |
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Persons per household, 2000 | 3.34 | 2.87 |
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Median household income, 1999 | $73,030 | $47,493 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 | $25,249 | $22,711 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 5.0% | 14.2% |
| Business QuickFacts | Cerritos | California | |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) | 3,940,371 | 548,864,451 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) | 1,934,276 | 263,118,346 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 | $36,245 | $8,167 |
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Accomodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) | 72,877 | 42,312,641 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 | 5,258 | 2,565,734 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 54.1% | 28.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 27.9% | 27.3% |
| Geography QuickFacts | Cerritos | California | |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 9 | 155,959 |
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Persons per square mile, 2000 | 5,974.0 | 217.2 |
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FIPS Code | 12552 | 06 |
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Los Angeles County |