Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, Ridgecrest had a population of 27,959. The population density was . The median age was 34.7 years. The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% aged 18 to 24, 29.7% aged 25 to 44, 22.3% aged 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.2 males age 18 and over. The census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households, 0.8% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.2% were institutionalized. There were 11,186 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18. Of all households, 43.7% were married-couple households, 8.2% were
cohabiting couple households, 24.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 23.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.8% of households were one person, and 10.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47. There were 12,359 housing units at an average density of , of which 11,186 (90.5%) were occupied. Of these, 61.3% were owner-occupied and 38.7% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%, and the rental vacancy rate was 9.5%.
2010 census The
2010 United States census reported that Ridgecrest had a population of 27,616. The population density was . The racial makeup of Ridgecrest was 21,387 (77.4%)
White, 1,113 (4.0%)
African American, 341 (1.2%)
Native American, 1,209 (4.4%)
Asian, 143 (0.5%)
Pacific Islander, 1,836 (6.6%) from
other races, and 1,587 (5.7%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4,941 persons (17.9%). The Census reported that 27,420 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 109 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 87 (0.3%) were institutionalized.There were 10,781 households, out of which 3,901 (36.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,211 (48.3%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,352 (12.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 609 (5.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 681 (6.3%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 64 (0.6%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 2,978 households (27.6%) were made up of individuals, and 1,001 (9.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 7,172
families (66.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.10. The population was spread out, with 7,544 people (27.3%) under the age of 18, 2,654 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 7,157 people (25.9%) aged 25 to 44, 6,844 people (24.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,417 people (12.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males. There were 11,915 housing units at an average density of , of which 6,525 (60.5%) were owner-occupied, and 4,256 (39.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.2%. 16,520 people (59.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 10,900 people (39.5%) lived in rental housing units.
2000 census According to the
census of 2000, there were 24,927 people, 9,826 households, and 6,691 families residing in the city. The
population density was . There were 11,309 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 82.02%
White, 3.53%
Black or
African American, 1.08%
Native American, 3.88%
Asian, 0.58%
Pacific Islander, 4.93% from
other races, and 3.98% from two or more races. 12.04% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 9,826 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were
married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.06. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,971, and the median income for a family was $52,725. Males had a median income of $46,993 versus $29,558 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $21,312. About 10.2% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. • Crime index: 40.0% safe city • High school or higher: 87.4% • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4% • Graduate or professional degree: 8.5% • Unemployed: 6.8% • Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes • Never married: 22.1% • Now married: 56.7% • Separated: 2.6% • Widowed: 6.6% • Divorced: 12.1% • Males: 12,924 – (49.9%) • Females: 12,971 – (50.1%) • Median resident age: 35.5 years • California median age: 33.3 years People in group quarters: • 987 people in military barracks, etc. • 87 people in nursing homes • 33 people in other non-institutional group quarters • 22 people in state prisons ==Economy==