East Niles vs Ridgecrest

A side-by-side comparison of East Niles and Ridgecrest: population, income, housing, and more.

East Niles and Ridgecrest are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Niles has the higher population (28,586 vs 28,138 in Ridgecrest). Ridgecrest has the higher median household income ($88,107 vs $51,250 in East Niles). Ridgecrest has the higher median home value ($235,800 vs $228,100 in East Niles).

Population, income & housing

	East Niles	Ridgecrest
Population	28,586	28,138
Median age	30.3 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$88,107
Median home value	$228,100	$235,800
Median gross rent	$1,219	$1,178
Housing units	8,410	11,920
Homeownership rate	59.7%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Niles	Ridgecrest
Population	29,885 → 28,586 (-4.3%)	28,755 → 28,138 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$41,162 → $51,250 (+24.5%)	$69,577 → $88,107 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $228,100 (+46.6%)	$180,300 → $235,800 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,003 → $1,219 (+21.5%)	$879 → $1,178 (+34.0%)

East Niles

Population

29,88528,586

Median household income

$41,162$51,250

Median home value

$155,600$228,100

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,219

Ridgecrest

Population

28,75528,138

Median household income

$69,577$88,107

Median home value

$180,300$235,800

Median gross rent

$879$1,178

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Niles	Ridgecrest
Under 5	5.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	25.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	12.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	10.9%
65 to 74	4.9%	7.7%
75 and over	4.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Niles	Ridgecrest
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	64.3%
Black or African American	4.2%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	82.1%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Niles	Ridgecrest
No high school diploma	37.0%	8.2%
High school graduate	34.2%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Niles	Ridgecrest
Drove alone	84.5%	75.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	11.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	0.7%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	2.4%	9.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Niles	Ridgecrest
1-unit, detached	70.7%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.5%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	East Niles	Ridgecrest
Poverty rate	29.4%	11.7%
Average household size	3.57	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1974	1981