Monterey vs Ridgecrest

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

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

Ridgecrest has the higher population (718 vs 285 in Monterey). Since 2019, Ridgecrest's population has grown faster (-15.2% vs -40.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Monterey	Ridgecrest
Population	285	718
Median age	27.8 yrs	26.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,750
Median home value	—	$57,500
Median gross rent	—	$948
Housing units	175	284
Homeownership rate	80.9%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monterey	Ridgecrest
Population	481 → 285 (-40.7%)	847 → 718 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$35,375 → $39,625 (+12.0%)	$22,353 → $41,750 (+86.8%)
Median home value	$80,800 → $145,800 (+80.4%)	$46,900 → $57,500 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$492 → $948 (+92.7%)

Monterey

Population

481285

Median household income

$35,375$39,625

Median home value

$80,800$145,800

Ridgecrest

Population

847718

Median household income

$22,353$41,750

Median home value

$46,900$57,500

Median gross rent

$492$948

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monterey	Ridgecrest
Under 5	17.9%	13.9%
5 to 17	12.6%	7.9%
18 to 24	10.5%	24.1%
25 to 34	18.2%	17.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.9%	9.9%
65 to 74	14.7%	2.6%
75 and over	1.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monterey	Ridgecrest
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	42.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.8%	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%	15.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monterey	Ridgecrest
No high school diploma	29.2%	18.8%
High school graduate	25.6%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monterey	Ridgecrest
Drove alone	64.1%	93.2%
Carpooled	35.9%	0.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monterey	Ridgecrest
1-unit, detached	37.7%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
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	62.3%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Monterey	Ridgecrest
Poverty rate	56.1%	21.7%
Average household size	2.18	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1994	1967