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Cerritos

Population

Ethnicity

Ethnicity

Income

Household income in thousands of 2000 dollars

Education

Education level

Age

Age

Housing

Occupied housing units

Families

Males
Females

Military

Military era
  • There are 3,245 veterans, or 8.3% of the population, high for Southeast but about average for the county overall
  • The percentage of veterans who served during Vietnam is among the county's highest.

Ancestry and immigration

  • Korean (17.1%) and Chinese (11.2%) are the most common ancestries.
  • 23,599 (45.5%) of residents are foreign born, about average for Southeast but high for the county. Korea (26.5%) and Philippines (16.7%) are the most common foreign places of birth.

Cerritos

is a city in the Southeast region of Los Angeles County.
This neighborhood includes Unincorporated Cerritos in its area and statistics.
The neighboring communities are Artesia, Bellflower, Lakewood, La Mirada, Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs.
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Cerritos is one of the 272 neighborhoods in Mapping L.A., The Times’ resource for crime, neighborhoods, demographics and schools.
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Source: Census 2000, SCAG, Los Angeles Department of City Planning