Ridgecrest, CA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0660704, place: Ridgecrest city, California)

Total Population: 24,927
Male: 12,441 (49.91%)
Female: 12,486 (50.09%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,845 (7.4%)
5 to 9 years: 2,125 (8.52%)
10 to 14 years: 2,097 (8.41%)
15 to 19 years: 1,889 (7.58%)
20 to 24 years: 1,420 (5.7%)
25 to 34 years: 2,935 (11.77%)
35 to 44 years: 4,063 (16.3%)
45 to 54 years: 3,323 (13.33%)
55 to 59 years: 1,327 (5.32%)
60 to 64 years: 1,080 (4.33%)
65 to 74 years: 1,639 (6.58%)
75 to 84 years: 930 (3.73%)
85 years and over: 254 (1.02%)

Median age: 35.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 17,676 (70.91%)
21 years and over: 16,645 (66.77%)
62 years and over: 3,451 (13.84%)
65 years and over: 2,823 (11.33%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 17,676 (70.91%)
--Male: 8,745 (35.08%)
--Female: 8,931 (35.83%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,823 (11.33%)
--Male: 1,254 (5.03%)
--Female: 1,569 (6.29%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 23,935 (96.02%)
--White: 19,067 (76.49%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 3,001 (12.04%)
--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: 1,229 (4.93%)
Two or more Races: 992 (3.98%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 3,001 (12.04%)
--Mexican: 2,288 (9.18%)
--Puerto Rican: 107 (0.43%)
--Cuban: 19 (0.08%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 587 (2.35%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 21,926 (87.96%)
--White Alone: 19,067 (76.49%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 24,618 (98.76%)
--Householder: 9,826 (39.42%)
--Spouse: 5,128 (20.57%)
--Child: 7,709 (30.93%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 6,664 (26.73%)
--Other relatives: 928 (3.72%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 424 (1.7%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,027 (4.12%)
----Unmarried partner: 460 (1.85%)
Living in group quarters: 309 (1.24%)
--Institutionalized Population: 89 (0.36%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 220 (0.88%)
Total households: 9,826
Family households (families): 6,689 (68.07%)
----With own children under 18 years: 3,444 (35.05%)
--Married-couple families: 5,128 (52.19%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,333 (23.74%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,126 (11.46%)
----With own children under 18 years: 813 (8.27%)
Nonfamily households: 3,137 (31.93%)
--Householder living alone: 2,708 (27.56%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 841 (8.56%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 3,713 (37.79%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,058 (20.94%)
Average household size: 2.51 people
Average family size: 3.06 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 11,309
Occupied housing units: 9,826 (86.89%)
Vacant housing units: 1,483 (13.11%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 70 (0.62%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.8%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 18.2%
Occupied housing units: 9,826 (86.89%)
Owner occupied housing units: 6,191 (54.74%)
Renter occupied housing units: 3,635 (32.14%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.52 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.47 people

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