Historical Data
Historical Data

Historical Data
El Cerrito
Decennial Census Data
1980 | ||
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TOTAL POPULATION | 22,731 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 16,490 | 73% |
Black | 2,232 | 10% |
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut | 79 | 0% |
Eskimo | 0 | 0% |
Aleut | 0 | 0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander | 3,739 | 16% |
Japanese | 1,042 | 5% |
Chinese | 1,961 | 9% |
Filipino | 277 | 1% |
Korean | 46 | 0% |
Asian Indian | 244 | 1% |
Vietnamese | 101 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 0 | 0% |
Samoan | 6 | 0% |
Guamanian | 0 | 0% |
Other Asian and Pacific Islander | 62 | 0% |
Race, n.e.c. | 191 | 1% |
SPANISH ORIGIN | 1,023 | 5% |
AGE | ||
Median age | 39 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Total households | 9,660 | 100% |
Families | 6,502 | 67% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,368 | 25% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 | ||
Median household income | 21,715 | X |
Median family income | 26,604 | X |
Per capita income | 10,839 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 23 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 11,106 | 100% |
Private vehicle | 8,528 | 77% |
Drive alone car | 6,205 | 56% |
Drive alone truck or van | 650 | 6% |
Carpool car | 1,452 | 13% |
Carpool truck or van | 221 | 2% |
Public transportation | 1,804 | 16% |
Walked only | 207 | 2% |
Other means | 301 | 3% |
Worked at home | 266 | 2% |