Ridgecrest Population and Demographics

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Ridgecrest City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Ridgecrest Population: 24927 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 12441 49.91% Female 12486 50.09%       Under 5 years 1845 7.4% 5 to 9 years 2125 8.52% 10 to 14 years 2097 8.41% 15 to 19 years 1889 7.58% 20 to 24 years 1420 5.7% 25 to 34 years 2935 11.77% 35 to 44 years 4063 16.3% 45 to 54 years 3323 13.33% 55 to 59 years 1327 5.32% 60 to 64 years 1080 4.33% 65 to 74 years 1639 6.58% 75 to 84 years 930 3.73% 85 years and over 254 1.02%       Median age (years) 35.5       18 years and over 17676 70.91% Male 8745 35.08% Female 8931 35.83% 21 years and over 16645 66.77% 62 years and over 3451 13.84% 65 years and over 2823 11.33% Male 1254 5.03% Female 1569 6.29%       Race     One race 23935 96.02% White 20446 82.02% Black or African American 879 3.53% American Indian and Alaska Native 270 1.08% Asian 967 3.88% Asian indian 72 0.29% Chinese 117 0.47% Filipino 408 1.64% Japanese 92 0.37% Korean 69 0.28% Vietnamese 116 0.47% Other Asian 93 0.37% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 144 0.58% Native Hawaiian 11 0.04% Guamanian or Chamorro 74 0.3% Samoan 51 0.2% Other Pacific Islander 8 0.03% Some other race 1229 4.93% Two or more races 992 3.98%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 24927 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3001 12.04% Mexican 2288 9.18% Puerto Rican 107 0.43% Cuban 19 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 587 2.35% Not Hispanic or Latino 21926 87.96% White alone 19067 76.49%       Relationship     Total Population 24927 100.00% In households 24618 98.76% Householder 9826 39.42% Spouse 5128 20.57% Child 7709 30.93% Own child under 18 years 6664 26.73% Other relatives 928 3.72% Under 18 years 424 1.7% Nonrelatives 1027 4.12% Unmarried partner 460 1.85% In group quarters 309 1.24% Institutionalized population 89 0.36% Non-Institutionalized population 220 0.88%       Households by Type     Total Households 9826 100.0 % Family households (families) 6689 68.07% With own children under 18 years 3444 35.05% Married-couple family 5128 52.19% With own children under 18 years 2333 23.74% Female householder, no husband present 1126 11.46% With own children under 18 years 813 8.27% Non Family households 3137 31.93% Householder living alone 2708 27.56% Householder 65 years and over 841 8.56%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3713 37.79% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2058 20.94%       Average Household size 2.51 Average family size 3.06       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 11309 100.00% Occupied housing units 9826 86.89% Vacant housing units 1483 13.11% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 70 0.62% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 18.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 9826 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 6191 63.01% Renter-occupied housing units. 3635 36.99%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.52 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.47

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