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Compare Ridgecrest to Mountain View

This post compares Ridgecrest, California to Mountain View, 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) Mountain View (city)
Population 28,728 80,076
Income (median) $53,642 $102,981
Home Value (median) $169,500 $1,079,900
White 74% 56%
Black 5% 1%
Asian 6% 30%
With Kids 33% 27%
Age (median) 35 35
Rentals 37% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Ridgecrest or Mountain View?
A: Ridgecrest has a much smaller population count than Mountain View: 28728 compared with 80076 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Ridgecrest or in Mountain View?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Ridgecrest.

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 37% for Ridgecrest versus 58% for Mountain View.

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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