Ceres, California
City in Stanislaus County, California · ZIP 95307, 95351, 95358
- Stanislaus County
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 20 public schools
- 49,253 (2024 estimate)Population
- 13,757Households
- $76,862Median household income
- $397,200Median home value
- 20Public schools
- 3ZIP codes
About Ceres
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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 34,609 |
| 2010 | 45,417 |
| 2020 | 49,302 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $76,862 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 8,757 units
- Renter occupied
- 5,000 units
- Vacancy rate
- 3.2%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Ceres | Stanislaus County | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 48,918 | 552,250 | 39,242,785 |
| Median household income | $76,862 | $79,661 | $96,334 |
| Median age | 32.7 | 34.8 | 37.6 |
| Median home value | $397,200 | $426,600 | $695,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 13.0% | 19.1% | 36.5% |
| Foreign-born residents | 27.7% | 20.5% | 26.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 63.7% | 61.0% | 55.8% |
| Mean commute to work | 34.4 minutes | 30.9 minutes | 29.0 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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Schools
| School | Type | Grades | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Summit Charter Academy | Charter | K–5 | Aspire Summit Charter Academy District |
| Carroll Fowler Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| Caswell Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| Don Pedro Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| La Rosa Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| Lucas Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| M. Robert Adkison Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| Samuel Vaughn Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| Sinclear Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| Virginia Parks Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| Walter White Elementary | Public | K–6 | Ceres Unified |
| Blaker-Kinser Junior High | Public | 7–8 | Ceres Unified |
| Cesar Chavez Junior High | Public | 7–8 | Ceres Unified |
| Mae Hensley Junior High | Public | 7–8 | Ceres Unified |
| Argus High (Continuation) | Alternative | 9–12 | Ceres Unified |
| Ceres High | Public | 9–12 | Ceres Unified |
| Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard | Alternative | 6–12 | Stanislaus County Office of Education |
| Ceres Special Education | Special education | K–12 | Ceres Unified |
| Endeavor Alternative | Alternative | K–12 | Ceres Unified |
| Stanislaus County Special Education | Special education | K–12 | Stanislaus County Office of Education |
Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.
Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Legislative districts
| Chamber | District |
|---|---|
| U.S. House of Representatives | Congressional District 13 (CA-13) |
| State legislature, lower chamber | Assembly District 22 |
| State legislature, upper chamber | State Senate District 4 |
Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Ceres’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.
Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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