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Population (year 2000): 24,927. Estimated
population in July 2005: 25,974 (+4.2% change)
Males: 12,441 (49.9%), Females: 12,486 (50.1%)
Kern County
Zip codes:
93555.
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $44,971 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,400 (year 2000)
Races in Ridgecrest:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.5%)
- Hispanic (12.0%)
- Other race (4.9%)
- Two or more races (4.0%)
- Black (3.5%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Filipino (1.6%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.8%), English (14.4%),
Irish (11.5%), United States (7.3%), Italian (3.8%), French
(3.6%).
Elevation: 2289 feet
Land area: 21.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ridgecrest
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ridgecrest city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 12.1%
7.0% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 2.4%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -3,635 (-12.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Ridgecrest:
- RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL (1081 NORTH
CHINA LAKE BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ridgecrest:
- KERN VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT (about 54 miles;
LAKE ISABELLA, CA)
- BARSTOW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 67 miles; BARSTOW,
CA)
- ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL MED CENTER (about 72 miles;
LANCASTER, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ridgecrest:
- EDWARDS AFB (about 52 miles; EDWARDS, CA; ID: EDW)
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS (about 75 miles;
VICTORVILLE, CA; ID: VCV)
- PALMDALE PRODN FLT/TEST INSTLN AF PLANT 42 (about 75
miles; PALMDALE, CA; ID: PMD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgecrest:
- INYOKERN (about 10 miles; INYOKERN, CA; ID: IYK)
- TRONA (about 28 miles; TRONA, CA; ID: L72)
- CALIFORNIA CITY MUNI (about 41 miles; CALIFORNIA
CITY, CA; ID: L71)
College/University in Ridgecrest:
- CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,347; Location: 3000 COLLEGE HTS BLVD;
Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Ridgecrest:
- ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; LANCASTER,
CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,308)
- VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; VICTORVILLE,
CA; FT enrollment: 4,963)
- BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 93 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA; FT enrollment: 7,978)
- PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 98 miles; PORTERVILLE,
CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN BERNARDINO (about
101 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; FT enrollment: 11,953)
- CHAFFEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CA; FT enrollment: 7,749)
- CITRUS COLLEGE (about 103 miles; GLENDORA, CA; FT
enrollment: 6,830)
Public high schools in Ridgecrest:
- BURROUGHS HIGH (Students: 1,628; Location:
500 E. FRENCH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MESQUITE CONTINUATION HIGH (Students: 143;
Location: 140 W. DRUMMOND; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Ridgecrest:
- NEW HORIZON PRIVATE (Students: 14; Location:
829 S. SUNSET ST.; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ridgecrest:
- MURRAY MIDDLE (Students: 810; Location: 921
E. INYOKERN ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MONROE (JAMES) MIDDLE (Students: 573;
Location: 340 W. CHURCH ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GATEWAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 495; Location:
501 S. GATEWAY; Grades: KG - 05)
- PIERCE ELEMENTARY (Students: 456; Location:
674 N. GOLD CANYON; Grades: KG - 05)
- RICHMOND ELEMENTARY (Students: 452; Location:
1206 KEARSARGE ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- FALLER ELEMENTARY (Students: 436; Location:
1500 W. UPJOHN ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- LAS FLORES ELEMENTARY (Students: 431;
Location: 720 W. LAS FLORES ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- RIDGECREST CHARTER (Students: 211; Location:
325 S. DOWNS ST.; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Ridgecrest:
- SAINT ANN SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location:
446 W CHURCH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- RIDGECREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 102;
Location: 725 NORTH FAIRVIEW; Grades: KG - 6)
- HERITAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC (Students: 64;
Location: 934 HERITAGE DR; Grades: PK - KG)
- HIGH DESERT SEVENTH DAY ADVENT (Students: 39;
Location: BOX 216; Grades: KG - 9)
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