Ridgecrest Heights, California

Ridgecrest Heights, California
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Ridgecrest Heights, California Location in California Show map of California Ridgecrest Heights, California Ridgecrest Heights, California (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 35°36′6.84″N117°42′15.05″W / 35.6019000°N 117.7041806°W / 35.6019000; -117.7041806
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern County
Area [1]
• Total	0.604 sq mi (1.56 km2)
• Land	0.604 sq mi (1.56 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,428 ft (740 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	380
• Density	630/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2804429 [2]

Ridgecrest Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Kern County, California, United States, bordered in the north and east by Ridgecrest. The population of Ridgecrest Heights was 380 in the 2020 census. ^[3]

Geography

Ridgecrest Heights is located 2.34 mi (3.76 km) southwest of Ridgecrest, California in the Indian Wells Valley at an elevation of 2,428 ft (740 m). ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	380		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 1850–1870 [6] [7] 1880-1890 [8] 1900 [9] 1910 [10] 1920 [11] 1930 [12] 1940 [13] 1950 [14] 1960 [15] 1970 [16] 1980 [17] 1990 [18] 2000 [19] 2010 [20] 2020 [3]

Ridgecrest Heights first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. ^[21]

2020 Census

Ridgecrest Heights CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020 [3]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	245	64.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)	4	1.05%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	3	0.79%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	1	0.26%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	25	6.58%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	102	26.84%
Total	380	100.00%

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 23, 2024.
2. "Ridgecrest Heights Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ridgecrest Heights CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
4. "Ridgecrest topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
5. "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
6. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
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20. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
21. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.