Ridgecrest Heights

Population: 355
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $104,400

Ridgecrest Heights, a community in Kern County, California, has 355 residents. At $55,000, its median household income sits below Kern County's $67,660.

Between 2020 and 2023, Ridgecrest Heights's population grew 83.9% from 193 to 355.

The typical home was built around 1976. 9.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 355
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $104,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 205
Homeownership rate: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Unemployment rate: 16.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

193355

Median household income

$41,875$55,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	193	—	—
2021	251	—	—
2022	352	$41,875	—
2023	355	$55,000	$104,400

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.9%

5 to 177.0%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7423.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	9.9%
5 to 17	25	7.0%
18 to 24	44	12.4%
25 to 34	43	12.1%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	56	15.8%
55 to 64	33	9.3%
65 to 74	83	23.4%
75 and over	36	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	355	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate47.0%

Some college or associate's46.2%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	118	47.0%
Some college or associate's	116	46.2%
Bachelor's degree	17	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	102	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	17.6%
15 to 29 min	84	82.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 9.9% (35 of 355)

	Count	Share
Family households	79	48.8%
Nonfamily households	83	51.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	162	79.0%
Vacant	43	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	110	67.9%
Renter-occupied	52	32.1%

1-unit, detached47.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other52.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	97	47.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	108	52.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0660705
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6019, -117.7042