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Compare Thousand Oaks to Ridgecrest

This post compares Thousand Oaks, 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 Thousand Oaks (city) Ridgecrest (city)
Population 128,909 28,728
Income (median) $76,262 $53,642
Home Value (median) $663,600 $169,500
White 81% 74%
Black 1% 5%
Asian 9% 6%
With Kids 31% 33%
Age (median) 43 35
Rentals 29% 37%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Thousand Oaks or Ridgecrest?
A: Thousand Oaks has a much larger population count than Ridgecrest: 128909 compared with 28728 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Thousand Oaks or in Ridgecrest?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Thousand Oaks.

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Ridgecrest does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Thousand Oaks versus 37% for Ridgecrest.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Thousand Oaks may include: Laguna-Niguel, Carlsbad, and Mission-Viejo.

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

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