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Population (year 2000): 23,171. Estimated
population in July 2005: 22,868 (-1.3% change)
Males: 10,956 (47.3%), Females: 12,215 (52.7%)
Zip code:
94530
Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $57,253 (year 2000)
Median house value: $291,300 (year 2000)
Races in El Cerrito:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.8%)
- Chinese (12.9%)
- Black (8.5%)
- Hispanic (7.9%)
- Two or more races (5.5%)
- Japanese (4.6%)
- Other race (3.1%)
- Other Asian (1.8%)
- Filipino (1.7%)
- Asian Indian (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Korean (1.2%)
- Vietnamese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.2%), English (10.9%),
Irish (8.6%), Italian (5.9%), French (3.1%), Scottish (3.1%).
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in El Cerrito
- High school or higher: 92.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 25.7%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in El Cerrito city
- Never married: 28.2%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 10.7%
25.5% Foreign born (16.6% Asia, 4.0% Europe,
3.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +134 (+0.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near El Cerrito:
- DOCTORS MEDICAL CTR SAN PABLO CAMPUS (about 5 miles;
SAN PABLO, CA)
- ALTA BATES MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; BERKELEY,
CA)
- CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR (about 7 miles; OAKLAND, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to El
Cerrito:
- METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 16 miles; OAKLAND,
CA; ID: OAK)
- BUCHANAN FIELD (about 19 miles; CONCORD, CA; ID: CCR)
- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; SAN
FRANCISCO, CA; ID: SFO)
Other public-use airports nearest to El Cerrito:
- NAPA COUNTY (about 20 miles; NAPA, CA; ID: APC)
- SONOMA VALLEY (about 23 miles; SCHELLVILLE/SONOMA,
CA; ID: 0Q3)
- GNOSS FIELD (about 23 miles; NOVATO, CA; ID: DVO)
Amtrak stations near El Cerrito:
- 4 miles: BERKELEY (3RD ST. & UNIVERSITY AVE.).
Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 4 miles: RICHMOND (16TH ST. & MACDONALD AVE.).
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, call for taxi service, public
transit connection.
- 6 miles: EMERYVILLE (5885 LANDREGAN ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
El Cerrito:
- CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SAN PABLO, CA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,626)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 5 miles;
BERKELEY, CA; FT enrollment: 29,690)
- LANEY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; OAKLAND, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,549)
- COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 11 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,450)
- ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN
FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 4,548)
- GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 11
miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,092)
- MERRITT COLLEGE (about 13 miles; OAKLAND, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,646)
Public high school in El Cerrito:
- EL CERRITO SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,516;
Location: 540 ASHBURY AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in El Cerrito:
- PORTOLA JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 739; Location:
1021 NAVELLIER ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CASTRO ELEMENTARY (Students: 367; Location:
7125 DONAL AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- MADERA ELEMENTARY (Students: 354; Location:
8500 MADERA DR.; Grades: KG - 05)
- HARDING ELEMENTARY (Students: 324; Location:
7230 FAIRMONT AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 304; Location:
724 KEARNEY ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION LEARNING CENTER CHARTER
(Location: 7628 POTRERO AVENUE; Grades: N - N )
Private primary/middle schools in El Cerrito:
- PROSPECT SIERRA SCHOOL (Students: 516;
Location: 960 AVIS DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- TEHIYAH DAY SCHOOL (Students: 331; Location:
2603 TASSAJARA AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JEROME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 307;
Location: 320 SAN CARLOS AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Students: 306; Location:
11156 SAN PABLO AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- WINDRUSH SCHOOL (Students: 244; Location:
1800 ELM ST.; Grades: KG - 8)
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