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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.
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Gender
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.
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Race / Ethnicity
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).
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Year by year
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.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)