COMPARING TWO PLACES
Berkeley vs El Cerrito
PLACE A
Berkeley, Denver, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
El Cerrito, California
Berkeley is 65% smaller than El Cerrito. Berkeley earns more, with a median household income $15,627 higher.
BERKELEYEL CERRITODIFFERENCE
Total population9,15326,121−65% vs El Cerrito
Population density6,5247,114−590
Population growth–10.2%–
Median age38.541.8−3.3
Male45.9%49.1%−3.2 pts
Female54.1%50.9%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born6.0%31.4%−25.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.8%44.1%+31.7 pts
Black0.8%5.2%−4.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%14.8%+3.3 pts
Asian2.1%28.3%−26.3 pts
Other3.2%7.6%−4.4 pts
Median household income$143,503$127,876+$15,627
Per capita income$89,668$73,055+$16,613
Poverty rate6.4%6.9%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.461−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher75.8%67.6%+8.3 pts
Graduate degree31.0%32.2%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%5.8%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation77.5%65.7%+11.8 pts
Median home value$913,112$1,124,400−$211,288
Median gross rent$2,021$2,548−$527
Owner-occupied67.9%58.6%+9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%3.7%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households29.1%46.0%−17.0 pts
Average commute25.033.3−8.3
Worked from home38.9%31.8%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work1.3%15.3%−14.0 pts
Uninsured4.6%3.5%+1.1 pts