Cerritos, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 51,488. Estimated population in July 2024: 52,561 (+2.1% change)
Males: 25,056 (48.7%), Females: 26,432 (51.3%)

Los Angeles County

Zip code: 90703

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $73,030
Median house value: $281,000

Population by Race

Races in Cerritos:

  • White Non-Hispanic (21.4%)
  • Korean (17.4%)
  • Chinese (15.0%)
  • Filipino (11.7%)
  • Hispanic (10.4%)
  • Black (6.7%)
  • Asian Indian (5.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • Other race (3.7%)
  • Other Asian (3.7%)
  • Japanese (3.2%)
  • Vietnamese (1.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (4.7%), Irish (3.7%), English (3.5%), Italian (1.6%), United States (1.5%), Dutch (1.2%).

Elevation: 45 feet

Land area: 8.6 square miles

Map of Cerritos, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cerritos

  • High school or higher: 90.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 43.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cerritos city

  • Never married: 27.6%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

45.6% Foreign born (39.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -1,881 (-3.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Cerritos:

  • COLLEGE HOSPITAL (10802 COLLEGE PLACE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cerritos:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cerritos:

  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 6 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 7 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 20 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cerritos:

  • FULLERTON MUNI (about 7 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
  • COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 12 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
  • EL MONTE (about 15 miles; EL MONTE, CA; Abbreviation: EMT)

Amtrak stations near Cerritos:

  • 11 miles: FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: ANAHEIM (2150 KATELLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Cerritos:

  • PLATT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 265; Location: 10900 E 183RD ST STE 290; Private, for-profit)
  • TELLER TRAINING ACADEMY (Location: 17100 S NORWALK BLVD STE 105; Private, for-profit)
  • VERLIZ TRAVEL SCHOOLS (Location: 11817 E SOUTH ST; Private, for-profit)
  • PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING ASSOCIATION INC (Location: 17150 S NORWALK BLVD STE 110; Private, for-profit)
  • AMERICAN AUTO INSTITUTE (Location: 17522 STUDEBAKER RD; Private, for-profit; Website: americanautoinstitute.com)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cerritos:

  • CERRITOS COLLEGE (about 3 miles; NORWALK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,666)
  • CYPRESS COLLEGE (about 4 miles; CYPRESS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,446)
  • BIOLA UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; LA MIRADA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,479)
  • LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,108)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH (about 7 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 25,195)
  • BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-LONG BEACH (about 10 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,346)

Schools

Public high schools in Cerritos:

  • CERRITOS HIGH (Students: 2,248; Location: 12500 E. 183RD ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • GAHR (RICHARD) HIGH (Students: 1,901; Location: 11111 ARTESIA BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WHITNEY (GRETCHEN) HIGH (Students: 1,022; Location: 16800 SHOEMAKER AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • TRACY (WILBUR) HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 496; Location: 12222 CUESTA DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ABC SECONDARY (ALTER.) (Students: 135; Location: 13435 E. 166TH ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high school in Cerritos:

  • BELLFLOWER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 1,533; Location: 10818 E ARTESIA BLVD; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Cerritos:

  • TETZLAFF (MARTIN B.) MIDDLE (Students: 704; Location: 12351 E. DEL AMO BLVD.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • LEAL (FRANK C.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 694; Location: 12920 DROXFORD ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CARMENITA MIDDLE (Students: 677; Location: 13435 E. 166TH ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • NIXON (PATRICIA) ELEMENTARY (Students: 674; Location: 19600 JACOBY AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • BRAGG ELEMENTARY (Students: 633; Location: 11501 BOS ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HASKELL (PLINY FISK) MIDDLE (Students: 619; Location: 11525 DEL AMO BLVD.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • STOWERS (CECIL B.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 607; Location: 13350 BEACH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CERRITOS ELEMENTARY (Students: 577; Location: 13600 E. 183RD ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • GONSALVES (JOE A.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 575; Location: 13650 PARK ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WITTMANN (HELEN) ELEMENTARY (Students: 494; Location: 16801 YVETTE AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Cerritos:

  • VALLEY CHRISTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 18100 DUMONT AVE; Grades: 7 – 8)
  • CERRITOS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 168; Location: 12061 DEL AMO BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 3)
  • CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 152; Location: 13633 183RD; Grades: PK – 6)
  • ST JOHN CREATIVE CARE (Students: 35; Location: 18424 BLOOMFIELD; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Cerritos:

  • CERRITOS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,380,123; Location: 18025 BLOOMFIELD AVE.; 171,176 books; 4,417 audio materials; 5,417 video materials; 398 serial subscriptions)