87.0% of residents of Ridgecrest speak English at home.
9.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English less than very well).
3.7% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
94.9% of residents of Ridgecrest speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English less than very well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
80.8% of residents of Ridgecrest speak English at home.
16.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% speak English very well, 66% speak English less than very well).
2.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
31.5% of residents of Ridgecrest speak English at home.
36.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English less than very well).
31.5% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
95.5% (16,706)
Foreign born:
28.4% (203)
White - Speak another language
Native:
4.5% (786)
Foreign born:
71.6% (511)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
97.4% (1,266)
Foreign born:
98.3% (230)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
2.6% (34)
Foreign born:
1.7% (4)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
94.6% (228)
Foreign born:
29.9% (225)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
5.4% (13)
Foreign born:
70.1% (528)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
37.9% (382)
Foreign born:
4.4% (17)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
62.1% (626)
Foreign born:
95.6% (367)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
6.3% (70)
Foreign born:
100.0% (56)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.7% (15,635)
Foreign born:
61.0% (203)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.3% (212)
Foreign born:
39.0% (130)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
56.5% (1,617)
Foreign born:
2.1% (17)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
43.5% (1,243)
Foreign born:
97.9% (791)
1,751 residents are foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).
This city:
7.0%
California:
26.2%
Median age by place of birth - Ridgecrest
Place of birth - Ridgecrest White
Place of birth - Ridgecrest Black or African American
Place of birth - Ridgecrest American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Ridgecrest Asian
Place of birth - Ridgecrest Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Ridgecrest Other race
Place of birth - Ridgecrest Two or more races
Place of birth - Ridgecrest White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Ridgecrest Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Ridgecrest
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Ridgecrest
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Ridgecrest
Place of birth by age - Ridgecrest
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 31.5%
Now married: 52.3%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 11.2%
Females:
Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 52.5%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 11.4%
Divorced: 14.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
68.5% (207)
Unmarried:
31.5% (95)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.4% (2,150)
Unmarried:
47.6% (1,951)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 31.5%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 5.7%
Females:
Never married: 25.8%
Now married: 56.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 9.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
94.1% (80)
Unmarried:
5.9% (5)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
59.2% (238)
Unmarried:
40.8% (164)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 28.1%
Now married: 59.6%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 11.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 65.7%
Separated: 23.7%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 0.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (36)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (182)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 15.6%
Now married: 13.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 71.1%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 82.2%
Separated: 17.8%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (37)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 34.2%
Now married: 48.9%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 14.1%
Females:
Never married: 31.5%
Now married: 44.0%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 13.2%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.8% (159)
Unmarried:
61.2% (251)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 65.6%
Now married: 27.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.7%
Females:
Never married: 41.7%
Now married: 44.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.1%
Divorced: 11.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (11)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.3% (143)
Unmarried:
60.7% (221)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.8%
Now married: 52.8%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 11.3%
Females:
Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 51.2%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 11.9%
Divorced: 15.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
64.2% (170)
Unmarried:
35.8% (95)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.1% (1,843)
Unmarried:
49.9% (1,834)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.3%
Now married: 49.1%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 0.8%
Divorced: 11.6%
Females:
Never married: 22.8%
Now married: 58.4%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 9.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (79)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
57.5% (518)
Unmarried:
42.5% (383)
Ancestries in Ridgecrest (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 7,748 (31.1%)
German - 4,437 (17.8%)
English - 3,595 (14.4%)
Irish - 2,866 (11.5%)
United States - 1,815 (7.3%)
Italian - 939 (3.8%)
French - 894 (3.6%)
Norwegian - 800 (3.2%)
Dutch - 732 (2.9%)
Scottish - 543 (2.2%)
Swedish - 467 (1.9%)
Scotch-Irish - 455 (1.8%)
Polish - 419 (1.7%)
Danish - 309 (1.2%)
Welsh - 245 (1.0%)
French Canadian - 242 (1.0%)
Portuguese - 140 (0.6%)
Russian - 99 (0.4%)
Greek - 98 (0.4%)
Czech - 80 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African - 53 (0.2%)
Swiss - 53 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 50 (0.2%)
Ukrainian - 38 (0.2%)
West Indian - 37 (0.1%)
Arab - 35 (0.1%)
Lithuanian - 14 (0.06%)
Slovak - 14 (0.06%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 15,078 (78.0%)
Black or African American: 1,197 (72.9%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 50 (27.3%)
Asian: 745 (68.5%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 51 (56.7%)
Other race: 1,270 (86.2%)
Two or more races: 1,035 (78.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 13,396 (78.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 3,133 (76.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 2,174 (11.2%)
Black or African American: 73 (4.4%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 117 (63.9%)
Asian: 78 (7.2%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 32 (35.6%)
Other race: 46 (3.1%)
Two or more races: 125 (9.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,897 (11.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 399 (9.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 867 (4.5%)
Black or African American: 240 (14.6%)
Asian: 211 (19.4%)
Other race: 115 (7.8%)
Two or more races: 152 (11.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 518 (3.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 481 (11.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
7.0%
26.2%