With 49,342 people, Ceres is a city in California. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 32.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. 14,733 more people live here than in 2000. The foreign-born share is 28%. Density works out to 5,194 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,025, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 100%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ceres
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share22.2% → 65.2%(+43.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share70.2% → 20.8%(−49.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.8% → 12.7%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Ceres's population equals 8.9% of Stanislaus County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 5.5% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.2%(330)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(129)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.7%(623)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,307 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ceres, decade by decade
Ceres population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
26,314
$74,105
$311,049
8.8%
56.9
2000
34,609
$74,207
$212,587
8.3%
75.0
2010
45,417
$72,107
$368,562
9.4%
72.7
2020
49,302
$71,810
$344,583
11.3%
66.7
2024
49,342
$79,025
$424,800
12.7%
65.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
