ZIP 93555 · Ridgecrest
Who lives in ZIP code 93555 (Ridgecrest, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ridgecrest, CA · Kern County
uszips 2026
People33,845
Median age34.9
Household income$86,700
Home value$248,160
Median rent$1,182/mo
Poverty12.9%
College degree+30.2%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 167 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,537
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 73.7% are adults.
Household income
42.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,556.
Education (adults 25+)
55.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.0%
- Never married
- 32.4%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 48.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.5%
- Rent burden
- 23.4%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.4%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.3%
- Veterans
- 15.2%
- With a disability
- 14.8%
- No health insurance
- 3.7%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.