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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Ridgecrest | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 28,225 | 27,252 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -4.4% | — | |
| Median household income | $89,250 | $85,711 | 73 | ||
| Poverty rate | 12.5% | 11.8% | 55 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.9% | 30.0% | 64 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -0.2% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $253,900 | $295,350 | 18 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,186 | $1,469 | 18 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.0% | 5.9% | 73 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.0% | 10.8% | 55 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -3.7% |
| Housing units | — | — | -4.3% |
| Median household income | — | — | +60.4% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +52.1% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +37.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +22.0% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +186.4% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | +20.9% |
| Restaurants & bars | 15.9 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.3 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 3.3 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 13.4 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 15.0 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 1.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.4 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 14.1 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaside, CA | 89 | 31,814 | — | $85,311 | 29.6% |
| Forest Grove, OR | 88 | 26,529 | — | $87,933 | 31.8% |
| Franklin, IN | 86 | 26,168 | — | $82,380 | 27.8% |
| Newberg, OR | 85 | 26,066 | — | $93,232 | 34.2% |
| Lake Jackson, TX | 85 | 27,974 | — | $90,938 | 27.8% |
| Imperial Beach, CA | 85 | 25,764 | -4.1% | $86,111 | 26.7% |
| Fridley, MN | 84 | 30,241 | — | $77,680 | 30.0% |
| Dickinson, ND | 83 | 25,357 | — | $82,696 | 31.9% |
| Glendale Heights, IL | 81 | 32,808 | -4.7% | $86,545 | 29.9% |
| Harker Heights, TX | 81 | 34,128 | — | $81,190 | 30.2% |