El Cerrito, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for El Cerrito, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 23,877. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet EL-CERRITO-CA · El Cerrito, CA 1 ZIPs · 23,877 pop · #1650/25278 · Contra Costa County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $128,529
- RANK-TOP #1650/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Martinez
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 59% owners
- POP-TOWN 23,877
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-TOP $1,114,100
Nearest income peer: Martinez, CA ( $4,399 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around El Cerrito
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest El Cerrito on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- San Pablo · lowest $86,034
San Pablo · lowest
$86,034 median HH income
- Martinez · near
Martinez · near
$124,130 median HH income
- El Cerrito · this city
El Cerrito · this city
$128,529 median HH income
- Oakley · near
Oakley · near
$134,678 median HH income
- Walnut Creek · near
Walnut Creek · near
$138,619 median HH income
- Brentwood · near
Brentwood · near
$142,223 median HH income
- Danville · highest
Danville · highest
$237,549 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, El Cerrito, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 7%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 23,877
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $128,529
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $128,529 and home value $1,114,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 67.6%.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.2%) for this income tier, rent $2,545 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within California, Farmington is the closest lower-income city and San Rafael the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for El Cerrito.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 94530, is all of El Cerrito
There is no split to weigh here: 94530 holds every one of El Cerrito's 23,877 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into El Cerrito's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 594 establishments, 6,230 employees , annual payroll $274,914k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94530 (594 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (103) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in El Cerrito, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Contra Costa County, which covers 43 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in El Cerrito. See the Contra Costa County roll-up →
El Cerrito lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Contra Costa County: Walnut Creek, San Ramon and Brentwood earn more and Concord, Antioch and Pittsburg earn less. Danville marks the far end of that range at $237,549, 85% above El Cerrito.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94530 | 23,877 | $128,529 | 594 | 1,911 |
El Cerrito roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving El Cerrito, .