Edison vs Ridgecrest Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Edison and Ridgecrest Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edison has the higher population (430 vs 355 in Ridgecrest Heights). Edison has the higher median household income ($100,689 vs $55,000 in Ridgecrest Heights). Edison has the higher median home value ($180,200 vs $104,400 in Ridgecrest Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Edison	Ridgecrest Heights
Population	430	355
Median age	37.8 yrs	53.3 yrs
Median household income	$100,689	$55,000
Median home value	$180,200	$104,400
Housing units	121	205
Homeownership rate	49.6%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	16.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edison	Ridgecrest Heights
Population	109 → 430 (+294.5%)	193 → 355 (+83.9%)
Median household income	$98,158 → $100,689 (+2.6%)	$41,875 → $55,000 (+31.3%)

Edison

Population

109430

Median household income

$98,158$100,689

Ridgecrest Heights

Population

193355

Median household income

$41,875$55,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edison	Ridgecrest Heights
Under 5	0.0%	9.9%
5 to 17	19.1%	7.0%
18 to 24	11.4%	12.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	18.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	27.4%	15.8%
55 to 64	5.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	2.3%	23.4%
75 and over	2.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edison	Ridgecrest Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	16.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	83.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edison	Ridgecrest Heights
No high school diploma	51.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.4%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edison	Ridgecrest Heights
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edison	Ridgecrest Heights
1-unit, detached	70.2%	47.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	29.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	52.7%

Poverty & households

	Edison	Ridgecrest Heights
Poverty rate	39.8%	9.9%
Average household size	3.55	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1966	1976