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Ridgecrest, LA map Population (year 2000): 801. Estimated population in July 2006: 732 (-8.6% change)
 

Males: 391  (48.8%)
Females: 410  (51.2%)

Concordia Parish

Median resident age:  41.1 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 71334.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,100 (it was $31,000 in 2000)
Ridgecrest  $35,100
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $37,600 (it was $40,300 in 2000)
Ridgecrest  $37,600
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Ridgecrest:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
  • Black (5.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (30.8%), Irish (5.5%), English (5.0%), French (2.1%), German (1.4%), Italian (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.43 square miles.

Population density: 1698 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ridgecrest

  • High school or higher: 64.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ridgecrest town

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Louisiana:  2.6%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ridgecrest, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ridgecrest to the number of sex offenders is 735 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ridgecrest:  0.5% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
Ridgecrest satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Monroe, LA (73.9 miles , pop. 53,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (83.5 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (293.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Ferriday, LA (2.8 miles ), West Ferriday, LA (3.7 miles ), Vidalia, LA (6.9 miles ), Clayton, LA (8.1 miles ), Natchez, MS (10.2 miles ), Waterproof, LA (17.2 miles ), Sicily Island, LA (19.1 miles ), Jonesville, LA (20.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 31.60 N, Longitude: 91.53 W


43 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped

Area code commonly used in this area: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-0.7%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Mining (10%)
  • Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Financial managers (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Ridgecrest-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.1 miles away from the Ridgecrest town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/23/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.3 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 241 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgecrest:
  • PROFESSIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; FERRIDAY, LA)
  • RIVERLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; FERRIDAY, LA)
  • NATCHEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL/SWING BED (about 17 miles; NATCHEZ, MS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ridgecrest:
  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 17 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
  • ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 73 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID: AEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgecrest:
  • CONCORDIA PARISH (about 4 miles; VIDALIA, LA; ID: 0R4)
  • JONESVILLE (about 20 miles; JONESVILLE, LA; ID: L32)
  • TENSAS PARISH (about 34 miles; ST JOSEPH, LA; ID: L33)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgecrest:
  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 74 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 78 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 86 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 93 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
Public elementary/middle school in Ridgecrest:
  • RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: 200 ROBERT WEBBER DRIVE; Grades: 01 - 07)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  79.0%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  21.7%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  9.4%

Ridgecrest compared to Louisiana state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$1,873$22,4761$314
Water Supply 1$3,167$38,0040$0
Totals for Government 2$5,040$30,2401$314



7.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,186 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.03%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Adams County, MS  1.42% ($33,000 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA  1.10% ($16,779)
from Catahoula Parish, LA  0.34% ($29,333)


6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,173 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.50%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Adams County, MS  1.15% ($30,845 average AGI)
to Catahoula Parish, LA  0.68% ($24,952)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.37% ($21,174)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgecrest:
  • KVLA (1400 AM; 1 kW; VIDALIA, LA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNAT (1450 AM; 1 kW; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
  • WMIS (1240 AM; 1 kW; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: NATCHEZ BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgecrest:
  • KFNV-FM (107.1 FM; FERRIDAY, LA; Owner: TOM GAY D/B/A THE RADIO GROUP)
  • WQNZ (95.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
  • WASM (91.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WNJJ (97.3 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WILL PERK BROADCASTING)
  • KPXS (104.7 FM; VIDALIA, LA; Owner: VISION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W220BN (91.9 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KQID-FM (93.1 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
  • W216AR (91.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KTYX (105.1 FM; JONESVILLE, LA; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
  • WTYJ (97.7 FM; FAYETTE, MS; Owner: NATCHEZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ridgecrest:
  • W24CR (Channel 24; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W59DK (Channel 59; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
  • KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
  • KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)

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