Ridgecrest

Population: 718
Median household income: $41,750
Median home value: $57,500

Ridgecrest, a community in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, has 718 residents. The median household income of $41,750 is above the Concordia Parish median ($37,349).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ridgecrest's population declined 15.2% from 847 to 718, while its median home value rose 22.6% from $46,900 to $57,500.

The median resident is 26.4 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 24.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 718
Median age: 26.4 yrs
Median household income: $41,750
Median home value: $57,500
Median gross rent: $948
Housing units: 284
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

847718

Median household income

$22,353$41,750

Median home value

$46,900$57,500

Median gross rent

$492$948

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	847	$22,353	$46,900	$492
2020	680	$21,917	$42,000	$594
2021	907	$32,500	$42,900	$767
2022	855	$38,472	$48,900	$925
2023	718	$41,750	$57,500	$948

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.9%

5 to 177.9%

18 to 2424.1%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 742.6%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	13.9%
5 to 17	57	7.9%
18 to 24	173	24.1%
25 to 34	125	17.4%
35 to 44	70	9.7%
45 to 54	73	10.2%
55 to 64	71	9.9%
65 to 74	19	2.6%
75 and over	30	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	302	42.1%
Black or African American	281	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	112	15.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate47.7%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	18.8%
High school graduate	185	47.7%
Some college or associate's	103	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	21	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone93.2%

Carpooled0.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	205	93.2%
Carpooled	1	0.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	6.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	60.7%
15 to 29 min	52	25.2%
30 to 44 min	4	1.9%
45 to 59 min	10	4.9%
60+ min	15	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 21.7% (153 of 705)

	Count	Share
Family households	144	63.7%
Nonfamily households	82	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	226	79.6%
Vacant	58	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	137	60.6%
Renter-occupied	89	39.4%

1-unit, detached96.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	275	96.8%
1-unit, attached	3	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2264765
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.6018, -91.5304