Louisiana · Census place 64765
Ridgecrest town, LA
Quick answer
Ridgecrest town has 718 residents, ranking #309 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $41,750, the median home is worth $57,500 and median gross rent runs $948 a month.
- Population
- 718Ridgecrest town residents
- Median household income
- $41,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $57,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $948Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 26.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ridgecrest town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ridgecrest town median would spend about 27.2% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.7% of residents and 60.6% 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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