Ridgecrest, California



Population (year 2000): 24,927. Estimated population in July 2006: 26,170 (+5.0% change)

Males: 12,441 (49.9%)
Females: 12,486 (50.1%)

Median resident age: 35.5 years
California median age: 33.3 years

Zip codes: 93555.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,000 (it was $44,971 in 2000)
Ridgecrest $51,000
California: $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $163,500 (it was $72,400 in 2000)
Ridgecrest $163,500
California: $477,700

Races in Ridgecrest: (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (17.8%), English (14.4%), Irish (11.5%), United States (7.3%), Italian (3.8%), French (3.6%).

Elevation: 2289 feet

Land area: 21.1 square miles.

Population density: 1244 people per square mile (low).



For population 25 years and over in Ridgecrest For population 15 years and over in Ridgecrest city 1,751 residents are foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).
This city: 7.0%
California: 26.2%

According to our research there were 48 registered sex offenders living in Ridgecrest, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ridgecrest to the number of sex offenders is 548 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Ridgecrest: 1.2% ($874)
California: 0.7% ($1,564)

Ridgecrest satellite photo by USGS


Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Kern, CA (36.7 miles , pop. 69,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bakersfield, CA (94.9 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (116.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: China Lake Acres, CA (6.3 miles ), Inyokern, CA (9.7 miles ), Red Mountain-Trona, CA (15.5 miles ), Johannesburg, CA (17.6 miles) , Randsburg, CA (17.6 miles) , Pearsonville, CA (19.1 miles) , Searles Valley, CA (22.5 miles ), Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells, CA (27.8 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits: Number of permits per 10,000 residents


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Latitude: 35.62 N, Longitude: 117.68 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,856 (-7.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 6,429 (58.4%)

People in group quarters in Ridgecrest Area code: 760



Population change in the 1990s: -3,635 (-12.7%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here: 4.2%
California: 5.4%

Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


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Ridgecrest races chart


Crime in Ridgecrest by Year




Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 46 (31 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: 1.18
US city average: 3.00

Average climate in Ridgecrest, California





 
Birthplace of: Rory O'Neil - College basketball player (USC Trojans).

Hospital/medical center in Ridgecrest: Other hospitals/medical centers near Ridgecrest: Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ridgecrest: Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgecrest: Local government website: www.ci.ridgecrest.ca.us College/University in Ridgecrest: Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Ridgecrest: Public high schools in Ridgecrest: Private high school in Ridgecrest: Public elementary/middle schools in Ridgecrest: Private elementary/middle schools in Ridgecrest: User submitted facts and corrections: Notable locations in Ridgecrest: Shopping Centers: Churches in Ridgecrest include: Lake: Satellite Lake

Parks in Ridgecrest include: Post office: Ridgecrest Post Office

Tourist attraction: Jornales Studio (Art Museums; 301 S China Lake Blvd # D)

Hotels: Court: Kern County - Superior Court- East Kern Division- Ridgecrest (132 East Coso Avenue)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ridgecrest and their reported violations in the past:

COSO JUNCTION RANCH STORE (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):

Past health violations: Drinking water stations with addresses in Ridgecrest that have no violations reported: Average household size:
This city: 2.5 people
California: 2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This city: 68.1%
Whole state: 68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city: 4.7%
Whole state: 5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households) Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city: 12.3%
Whole state: 14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city: 5.1%
Whole state: 6.3%

Banks with branches in Ridgecrest (2007 data):





Ridgecrest mode of transportation to work chart






Ridgecrest government finances in 2002:

5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,274 average adjusted gross income)
Here: 5.81%
California average: 5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($659 average AGI)
Kern County: 0.12%
California average: 0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA 1.67% ($38,595 average AGI)
from Ventura County, CA 0.35% ($43,063)
from Tulare County, CA 0.22% ($35,968)

4.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,551 average adjusted gross income)
Here: 4.94%
California average: 6.27%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($736 average AGI)
Kern County: 0.11%
California average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Los Angeles County, CA 0.71% ($35,352 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA 0.18% ($32,865)
to San Diego County, CA 0.18% ($33,368)

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