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Moving to Ridgecrest, California

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Population: 24,927. Estimated population in July 2024: 25,974 (+4.2% change)
Males: 12,441 (49.9%), Females: 12,486 (50.1%)

Kern County

Zip codes: 93555.

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $44,971
Median house value: $72,400

Population by Race

Races in Ridgecrest:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.5%)
  • Hispanic (12.0%)
  • Other race (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • Black (3.5%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)

(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

Map of Ridgecrest, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ridgecrest

  • 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

For population 15 years and over in Ridgecrest city

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

7.0% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).

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

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ridgecrest:

  • RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL (1081 NORTH CHINA LAKE BLVD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ridgecrest:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ridgecrest:

  • EDWARDS AFB (about 52 miles; EDWARDS, CA; Abbreviation: EDW)
  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS (about 75 miles; VICTORVILLE, CA; Abbreviation: VCV)
  • PALMDALE PRODN FLT/TEST INSTLN AF PLANT 42 (about 75 miles; PALMDALE, CA; Abbreviation: PMD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgecrest:

  • INYOKERN (about 10 miles; INYOKERN, CA; Abbreviation: IYK)
  • TRONA (about 28 miles; TRONA, CA; Abbreviation: L72)
  • CALIFORNIA CITY MUNI (about 41 miles; CALIFORNIA CITY, CA; Abbreviation: L71)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Ridgecrest:

  • CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,347; Location: 3000 COLLEGE HTS BLVD; Public)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Ridgecrest:

  • ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; LANCASTER, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,308)
  • VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; VICTORVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,963)
  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 93 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,978)
  • PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 98 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,288)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN BERNARDINO (about 101 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,953)
  • CHAFFEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,749)
  • CITRUS COLLEGE (about 103 miles; GLENDORA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,830)

Schools

Public high schools in Ridgecrest:

  • BURROUGHS HIGH (Students: 1,628; Location: 500 E. FRENCH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MESQUITE CONTINUATION HIGH (Students: 143; Location: 140 W. DRUMMOND; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Ridgecrest:

  • NEW HORIZON PRIVATE (Students: 14; Location: 829 S. SUNSET ST.; Grades: 1 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ridgecrest:

  • MURRAY MIDDLE (Students: 810; Location: 921 E. INYOKERN ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MONROE (JAMES) MIDDLE (Students: 573; Location: 340 W. CHURCH ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GATEWAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 495; Location: 501 S. GATEWAY; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PIERCE ELEMENTARY (Students: 456; Location: 674 N. GOLD CANYON; Grades: KG – 05)
  • RICHMOND ELEMENTARY (Students: 452; Location: 1206 KEARSARGE ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FALLER ELEMENTARY (Students: 436; Location: 1500 W. UPJOHN ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LAS FLORES ELEMENTARY (Students: 431; Location: 720 W. LAS FLORES ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • RIDGECREST CHARTER (Students: 211; Location: 325 S. DOWNS ST.; Grades: KG – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Ridgecrest:

  • SAINT ANN SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location: 446 W CHURCH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • RIDGECREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location: 725 NORTH FAIRVIEW; Grades: KG – 6)
  • HERITAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC (Students: 64; Location: 934 HERITAGE DR; Grades: PK – KG)
  • HIGH DESERT SEVENTH DAY ADVENT (Students: 39; Location: BOX 216; Grades: KG – 9)

 

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