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Compare Ridgecrest to Long Beach

This post compares Ridgecrest, California to Long Beach, 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 Ridgecrest (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 28,728 470,489
Income (median) $53,642 $46,054
Home Value (median) $169,500 $476,400
White 74% 52%
Black 5% 12%
Asian 6% 13%
With Kids 33% 32%
Age (median) 35 34
Rentals 37% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Ridgecrest or Long Beach?
A: Ridgecrest has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 28728 compared with 470489 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Ridgecrest or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Ridgecrest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 37% for Ridgecrest versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Ridgecrest may include: Redlands, Apple-Valley, and Clovis.

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

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