Cities / California / Ridgecrest

Ridgecrest, CA

28,118 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Trona)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 19.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BUR

106 mi — Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport

Population & People

Population

28,118

Median age

33.4

Median household income

$89,250

Poverty rate

12.5%

Unemployment rate

7.3%

Bachelor's degree+

30.9%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

23.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$253,900

Median gross rent

$1,186/mo

Homeownership rate

58.79%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,070

HUD Fair Market Rent (California statewide average across 58 areas — not specific to Ridgecrest), 2026. Efficiency $1526, 1BR $1661, 2BR $2070, 3BR $2775, 4BR $3190. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

California gasoline midgrade

$5.81

California commercial electricity

26.36¢/kWh

California industrial electricity

21.62¢/kWh

California residential electricity

32.54¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

4250840.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

3388904.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for California

974.97

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Source: FRED, California-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BUR

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport

106 mi away

SBD

San Bernardino International Airport

108 mi away

ONT

Ontario International Airport

108 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (California energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (California economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).