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California · Census place 60704

Ridgecrest city, CA

Quick answer

Ridgecrest city has 28,138 residents, ranking #280 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $88,107, the median home is worth $235,800 and median gross rent runs $1,178 a month.

Population
28,138Ridgecrest city residents
Median household income
$88,107Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$235,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,178Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
59.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Ridgecrest city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ridgecrest city median would spend about 16% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 59.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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