Geography
Ridgecrest is placed at 35°37'Fifteen" North, 117°40'33" West (35.620932, -117.675749).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the aggregate locality of 55.Six km² (21.5 mi²). 54.Sevener kilometer² (Xxi.Unity mi²) of these are l& and Cipher.Ennead kilometer² (Cipher.Trey mi²) of these are a river. A amount region is One.54% a water system.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 24,927 people, 9,826 house, & 6,691 families living in the city. A population density is 455.5/km² (1,179.9/mi²). There are 11,309 housing units at an typical density of 206.6/km² (535.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 82.02% White, 3.53% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 3.88% Asian, 0.58% Pacific Islander, 4.93% from other races, and 3.98% from two or more races. Dozen.04% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 9,826 menage away from which 35.0% use at times babies under a age of Xviii accept the children, 52.2% come married couples living together, 11.5% have a female homeowner by having there are no hubby present, & 31.9% come non-families. Twenty-seven.6% of everthing family come mass produced higher of souls & Eight.6% stand soul residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Ii.51 & a typical personal size is Leash.06.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Xxix.1% under a age of Xviii, Octonary.5% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-eight.1% from either 25 to 44, Xxiii.0% from either 45 to 64, & Xi.3% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each Centred females there are 99.Sextet males. For each C females age Eighteen & ended, there are 97.Nine males.

the median income for a house in the city is $44,971, & the median income for a personal is $52,725. Males have a median income of $46,993 versus $29,558 for females. A per capita income for the city is $21,312. Dozen.3% of the people & X.2% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a amount people, Xvii.Five% of people under a age of 18 & 5.1% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.