Historical Data
Historical Data

Historical Data
El Cerrito
Decennial Census Data
1990 | ||
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TOTAL POPULATION | 22,869 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 15,007 | 66% |
Black | 2,115 | 9% |
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 80 | 0% |
Eskimo | 6 | 0% |
Aleut | 0 | 0% |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 5,142 | 23% |
Asian | 5,117 | 22% |
Japanese | 1,279 | 6% |
Chinese | 2,527 | 11% |
Filipino | 272 | 1% |
Korean | 308 | 1% |
Asian Indian | 404 | 2% |
Vietnamese | 151 | 1% |
Cambodian | 0 | 0% |
Hmong | 0 | 0% |
Laotian | 30 | 0% |
Thai | 30 | 0% |
Other Asian | 116 | 1% |
Pacific Islander | 25 | 0% |
Polynesian | 6 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 6 | 0% |
Samoan | 0 | 0% |
Tongan | 0 | 0% |
Other Polynesian | 0 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Guamanian | 0 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Other | 0 | 0% |
Melanesian | 19 | 0% |
Pacific Islander Not Specified | 0 | 0% |
Other Race | 525 | 2% |
TOTAL HISPANIC | 1,263 | 6% |
SEX | ||
Male | 10,899 | 48% |
Female | 11,970 | 52% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 1,190 | 5% |
5 to 17 years | 2,402 | 11% |
18 to 64 years | 14,383 | 63% |
65 years and over | 4,894 | 21% |
Median age | 40 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Households | 9,990 | 100% |
Total families | 6,372 | 64% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,216 | 22% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 2 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989 | ||
Median household income | 39,538 | X |
Median family income | 47,751 | X |
Per capita income | 21,854 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean minutes traveled to work | 26 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 11,443 | 100% |
Car, truck, or van | 8,313 | 73% |
Drove alone | 6,795 | 59% |
Carpooled | 1,518 | 13% |
Public transportation | 2,026 | 18% |
Bus or trolley bus | 480 | 4% |
Streetcar or trolley car | 4 | 0% |
Subway or elevated | 1,476 | 13% |
Railroad | 60 | 1% |
Ferryboat | 6 | 0% |
Taxicab | 0 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 41 | 0% |
Bicycle | 183 | 2% |
Walked | 269 | 2% |
Other means | 113 | 1% |
Working at home | 498 | 4% |