El Cerrito is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 25,583 people and ten associated neighborhoods, El Cerrito is the 281st largest community in California.

El Cerrito home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but El Cerrito real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Of important note, El Cerrito is also a city of artists. El Cerrito has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape El Cerrito’s character.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that El Cerrito has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.94% 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 El Cerrito is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In El Cerrito, the average commute to work is 32.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in El Cerrito use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of El Cerrito‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, El Cerrito is a pretty powerful place. 65.60% of the adults in El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito in 2022 was $67,881, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $271,524 for a family of four. However, El Cerrito contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

El Cerrito is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Cerrito home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of El Cerrito residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. El Cerrito also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.76% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in El Cerrito include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of El Cerrito's cultural character, accounting for 33.11% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in El Cerrito is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.