COMPARING TWO PLACES
La Palma vs Cerritos
PLACE A
La Palma, California
VS
PLACE B
Cerritos, California
La Palma is 68% smaller than Cerritos. Cerritos earns more, with a median household income $17,450 higher.
LA PALMACERRITOSDIFFERENCE
Total population14,90746,367−68% vs Cerritos
Population density8,3705,313+3,057
Population growth0.1%1.1%−1.0 pts
Median age45.147.7−2.6
Male49.1%50.3%−1.2 pts
Female50.9%49.7%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born37.7%44.1%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic20.7%11.7%+9.0 pts
Black3.2%5.7%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.5%16.0%+0.5 pts
Asian54.1%61.7%−7.6 pts
Other5.5%4.9%+0.6 pts
Median household income$117,989$135,439−$17,450
Per capita income$54,733$57,886−$3,153
Poverty rate5.0%5.3%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.413+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%58.0%−5.1 pts
Graduate degree18.8%22.7%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%5.1%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation62.1%57.4%+4.7 pts
Median home value$973,600$935,300+$38,300
Median gross rent$2,262$2,930−$668
Owner-occupied67.6%75.9%−8.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%1.7%−0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households62.1%32.9%+29.3 pts
Average commute32.532.4+0.0
Worked from home15.8%19.4%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.9%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.0%3.6%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025