El Cerrito California Real Estate
El Cerrito, California, is located in Contra Costa County, 2 miles SE of Richmond, California and 12 miles NE of San Francisco, California. El Cerrito has a population of 23,171.
El Cerrito Homes
El Cerrito properties pool is 10,243 residential properties including El Cerrito new homes. Median age of real estate in El Cerrito is 1955. Average Household size is 2.81 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 27% are 2 bedroom homes, 49% are 3 bedroom homes, 16% are 4 bedroom homes, and 4% are 5+ bedroom homes.
El Cerrito Mortgage Statistics
El Cerrito mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
El Cerrito |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
40% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
60% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
47% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
13% |
16% |
El Cerrito Area Real Estate Tax
El Cerrito Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,672 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 69,397. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
El Cerrito School District: Children make up 15.9% of El Cerrito population. El Cerrito has 3,692 under 18 years old residents, or 0.31 kids per one worker, or 0.36 kids per one household.
El Cerrito Real Estate & El Cerrito Homeownership
There are 3175.33 or 31% one person households, 3892.34 or 38% two person households, and 1638.88 or 16% three person households in El Cerrito, California. Median residents age is 42.7, Senior citizens (65+) make up 4,733 or 20.4%% of El Cerrito population.
There are 11,867 workers (over 16 years of age) in El Cerrito. Of these, 69.35% drive to work. Approximately 20.46% of workers in El Cerrito take public transportation. An estimated 1.54% walk to work.
Median El Cerrito homeowner's housing expences are 17.7%
Crime in El Cerrito (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
El Cerrito |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
67.33 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
46.18 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
19.42 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
707.35 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
113.94 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
411.72 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
181.69 |
43.3 |
Invest in El Cerrito Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in El Cerrito California area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
El Cerrito |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Richmond, California |
- |
| Near Large City |
San Francisco, California |
- |
| El Cerrito Zip Codes |
94530 |
- |
| El Cerrito Area Codes |
510 |
- |
| White population |
57.79% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
8.54% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
24.38% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.5% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
7.93% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 69,397% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
6.67% |
12.4% |
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