Ridgecrest, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

60%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ridgecrest	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$14,221	$25,515	$29,829
Median household income	$21,917	$45,652	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$23,594	$59,392	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$27,113	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,784	$38,087	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,167	$22,909	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	30.5%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ridgecrest is 52% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ridgecrest is 60% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ridgecrest is 43% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ridgecrest is 102% higher than the national average

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$14,609 $21,917 $43,834

City

$30,431 $45,652 $91,304

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Ridgecrest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	48.2%	48.2%
Manufacturing sector	3.6%	3.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.4%	9.4%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	18.7%	18.7%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	14.4%	14.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spokane, LA	442	$101,211	82.9%
Vidalia, LA	3,854	$40,390	27.0%
Cloverdale, MS	622	$36,146	34.7%
Minorca, LA	1,727	$34,896	36.9%
Morgantown, MS	1,822	$31,313	43.4%
Ridgecrest, LA	680	$21,917	60.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Reynolds, IL	680	$72,639	31.3%
Union, IL	680	$95,655	72.9%
Norwood, MO	680	$34,250	38.1%
Gibson, NC	680	$25,769	53.4%
Neapolis, OH	680	$86,094	55.6%
Ridgecrest, LA	680	$21,917	60.4%

Source: The Ridgecrest, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).