Ridgecrest Heights vs Smith Corner

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

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

Smith Corner has the higher population (423 vs 355 in Ridgecrest Heights). Ridgecrest Heights has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $43,854 in Smith Corner). Smith Corner has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $104,400 in Ridgecrest Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Ridgecrest Heights	Smith Corner
Population	355	423
Median age	53.3 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$43,854
Median home value	$104,400	$112,500
Housing units	205	140
Homeownership rate	67.9%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	16.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ridgecrest Heights	Smith Corner
Population	193 → 355 (+83.9%)	486 → 423 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$41,875 → $55,000 (+31.3%)	$65,179 → $43,854 (-32.7%)
Median home value	—	$99,600 → $112,500 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,067 → $1,106 (+3.7%)

Ridgecrest Heights

Population

193355

Median household income

$41,875$55,000

Smith Corner

Population

486423

Median household income

$65,179$43,854

Median home value

$99,600$112,500

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ridgecrest Heights	Smith Corner
Under 5	9.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	7.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	12.4%	12.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	15.8%	21.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	9.5%
65 to 74	23.4%	11.3%
75 and over	10.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ridgecrest Heights	Smith Corner
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	9.5%
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	0.0%	90.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ridgecrest Heights	Smith Corner
No high school diploma	0.0%	63.9%
High school graduate	47.0%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	46.2%	4.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ridgecrest Heights	Smith Corner
Drove alone	100.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.5%
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)

	Ridgecrest Heights	Smith Corner
1-unit, detached	47.3%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.7%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Ridgecrest Heights	Smith Corner
Poverty rate	9.9%	15.1%
Average household size	2.19	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1976	1970