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Compare Lake Forest to Ridgecrest

This post compares Lake Forest, California to Ridgecrest, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Lake Forest (city) Ridgecrest (city)
Population 81,812 28,728
Income (median) $64,458 $53,642
Home Value (median) $585,100 $169,500
White 67% 74%
Black 2% 5%
Asian 15% 6%
With Kids 34% 33%
Age (median) 39 35
Rentals 30% 37%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Ridgecrest?
A: Lake Forest has a larger population count than Ridgecrest: 81812 compared with 28728 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Lake Forest or in Ridgecrest?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Lake Forest.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lake Forest or Ridgecrest?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Lake Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Ridgecrest does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 37% for Ridgecrest.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lake Forest may include: San-Dimas, Glendora, and Laguna-Hills.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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