Ridgecrest.
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California·Kern County
8 tracts·25K people·$254K median·1,188/mi²
White 61 · Hispanic 24 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 4 · Black 4 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 34 · Other 22
Ridgecrest 34 · Los Angeles 5 · Bakersfield 4 · Lancaster 2 · Fresno 2 · Elsewhere 53
Health 33 · Professional 28 · Retail 17 · Leisure 11 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 52 · Sales · office 17 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 10 · Production · transport 9
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 11 · Walk 1 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ridgecrest is $253,900 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Ridgecrest has 28,225 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.4; the population is 60.9% White, 23.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Multiracial, 4.2% Asian, 3.9% Black and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 30.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.5% (Census ACS).
Las Flores Elementary (43%), Richmond Elementary (43%) and Gateway Elementary (39%) lead the elementary schools; Murray Middle (29%) and James Monroe Middle (26%) lead the middle schools; Burroughs High (39%) and Mesquite Continuation High (9%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,186/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ridgecrest is $89,250 a year, 4% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Ridgecrest, median rent is $1,186/month and the median home value is $253,900 (Census ACS).
Ridgecrest reported 5.5 violent crimes and 9.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 101°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 47 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 4 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ridgecrest are earthquake (92), heat wave (81) and volcanic activity (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.63g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Ridgecrest scores 10.2 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).