Ridgecrest, LA Population

Overview

907

Total Population

28.5

Median age

47.85%

Female population %

109:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

61.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ridgecrest's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ridgecrest is 28.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ridgecrest's population under 18 was 27.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ridgecrest's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ridgecrest, 26.46% were under the age of 15, 31.75% aged 15 to 29, 30.32% aged 30 to 64, 9.26% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 less females than males in Ridgecrest:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.85% females and 52.15% males in Ridgecrest, LA.
The Ridgecrest, LA gender ratio is 109:100 i.e. 109 men to 100 women (1.090).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 91.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 65.

Ridgecrest's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ridgecrest population: 58.32% are White, 19.85% are Black or African American, 0.44% are some other race and 21.39% are multiracial.
Ridgecrest's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 902 (99.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ridgecrest is White with a population of 529 (58.32% of the total population).

Ridgecrest's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 761 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ridgecrest's population decreased by 81 (10.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ridgecrest's population decreased by 104 (15.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ridgecrest's population was lowest in year 2022 at 557.