Madeira Beach vs Ridgecrest

A side-by-side comparison of Madeira Beach and Ridgecrest: population, income, housing, and more.

Madeira Beach and Ridgecrest are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madeira Beach has the higher population (3,937 vs 3,288 in Ridgecrest). Madeira Beach has the higher median household income ($79,798 vs $50,383 in Ridgecrest). Madeira Beach has the higher median home value ($696,400 vs $301,700 in Ridgecrest).

Population, income & housing

	Madeira Beach	Ridgecrest
Population	3,937	3,288
Median age	59.3 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$79,798	$50,383
Median home value	$696,400	$301,700
Median gross rent	$2,080	$1,186
Housing units	3,920	1,248
Homeownership rate	60.4%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.7%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madeira Beach	Ridgecrest
Population	4,300 → 3,937 (-8.4%)	3,602 → 3,288 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$65,118 → $79,798 (+22.5%)	$35,043 → $50,383 (+43.8%)
Median home value	$431,800 → $696,400 (+61.3%)	$164,600 → $301,700 (+83.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,010 → $2,080 (+105.9%)	$780 → $1,186 (+52.1%)

Madeira Beach

Population

4,3003,937

Median household income

$65,118$79,798

Median home value

$431,800$696,400

Median gross rent

$1,010$2,080

Ridgecrest

Population

3,6023,288

Median household income

$35,043$50,383

Median home value

$164,600$301,700

Median gross rent

$780$1,186

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madeira Beach	Ridgecrest
Under 5	1.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	3.2%	21.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	4.0%	14.9%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	7.1%
55 to 64	33.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	17.5%	12.3%
75 and over	11.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madeira Beach	Ridgecrest
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	18.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	59.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.4%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madeira Beach	Ridgecrest
No high school diploma	4.8%	12.7%
High school graduate	23.9%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	23.5%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madeira Beach	Ridgecrest
Drove alone	62.3%	87.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	7.5%
Other means	4.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madeira Beach	Ridgecrest
1-unit, detached	37.8%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	30.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Madeira Beach	Ridgecrest
Poverty rate	8.4%	21.8%
Average household size	2.02	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	43	25
Median year structure built	1974	1979