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Ridgecrest, CA vs Fort Mohave, AZ

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- Fort Mohave is 0% more densely populated than Ridgecrest.
- People are 14.3% more likely to be married in Fort Mohave.
- The Median Age is 19.9 years older in Fort Mohave.
 Ridgecrest, CAFort Mohave, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,872329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock56.538.4
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 Population - 201027,705  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,965285,036,114
 Population - 199027,725  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock72.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock950.693.4
 Land Area20.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ridgecrest, CAFort Mohave, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock22.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Ridgecrest, CAFort Mohave, AZUnited States
 White64.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ridgecrest, CAFort Mohave, AZUnited States
 Married Population51.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households11,045  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,76880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,353  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Reviews for Fort Mohave    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I came here to visit, but have decided to buy a house here instead. It seems to be a growing town with everything we need within 5 miles. There is a Smiths Grocery, and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Nine months out of the year the weather is gorgeous. Dry, clean air with the Colorado River winding down the west side of town. Shopping is big box but easy to get to,  More

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Over 12 years ago

Desert temperatures are expectably high, and at some few hundred feet above sea level and at the edge of the Mojave Desert, Fort Mo has seen many days topping over 110  More

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