| ECONOMY | Ridgecrest | El Cajon | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 13.40% | 9.20% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 1.17% | 1.85% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 28.94% | 34.50% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 7.25% | 8.25% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 4.00% | 4.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $26,170 | $19,035 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $56,586 | $42,991 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 10.04% | 13.80% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 11.25% | 12.32% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 9.20% | 14.15% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 14.34% | 18.28% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 19.74% | 19.38% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 14.93% | 10.35% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 14.65% | 8.48% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 4.65% | 2.46% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.09% | 0.71% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.12% | 0.06% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 11.76% | 10.74% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 28.08% | 14.59% | 20.61% |
| Service | 17.37% | 18.04% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 22.82% | 31.90% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 10.66% | 12.86% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 9.18% | 11.72% | 14.05% |
