Cerritos is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 47,475 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Cerritos is the 187th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Cerritos are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Cerritos has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Cerritos, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.80 minutes every day commuting to work.

If knowledge is power, Cerritos is a pretty powerful place. 55.23% of the adults in Cerritos have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Cerritos in 2022 was $51,243, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,972 for a family of four.

Cerritos is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cerritos home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cerritos residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Cerritos also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cerritos include German, English, Italian, Irish, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Cerritos's cultural character, accounting for 42.42% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Cerritos is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Korean.