Ceres is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 49,253 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Ceres is the 189th largest community in California.Ceres is a blue-collar town, with 40.26% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Ceres is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ceres who work in office and administrative support (9.86%), sales jobs (9.08%), and food service (6.11%). One downside of living in Ceres, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.31 minutes every day commuting to work. The percentage of people in Ceres with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.67% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ceres in 2022 was $27,716, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,864 for a family of four. However, Ceres contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ceres is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ceres home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Ceres, accounting for 65.19% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ceres residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ceres include English, German, Irish, Portuguese, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Ceres's cultural character, accounting for 27.80% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Ceres is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
