Ridgecrest, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ridgecrest	California	National
Income per capita	$51,538	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$106,069	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$129,101	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$74,506	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$90,382	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,361	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.7%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ridgecrest is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ridgecrest is 30% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ridgecrest is 12% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ridgecrest is 23% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$70,705 $106,069 $212,138

City

$63,683 $95,535 $191,070

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Ridgecrest median earnings by income bracket

Ridgecrest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.7%	4.7%
Manufacturing sector	8.7%	8.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.5%	0.5%
Wholesale & retail services	9.0%	9.0%
Public administration	38.1%	38.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.2%	5.2%
Education, health & social services	5.0%	5.0%
Other	27.8%	27.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
China Lake Acres, CA	2,506	$105,692	29.9%
Pearsonville, CA	0	$0	100.0%
Inyokern, CA	660	$0	100.0%
Ridgecrest, CA	29,800	$106,069	30.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Port Huron, MI	29,803	$60,585	25.5%
Port Chester, NY	29,796	$123,087	51.3%
Whitehorse, YT	29,774	n/a
Paragould, AR	29,773	$72,628	10.7%
Fuquay-Varina, NC	29,773	$119,999	47.5%
Ridgecrest, CA	29,800	$106,069	30.4%

Source: The Ridgecrest, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.