Ridgecrest, Florida

Ridgecrest, Florida
Census-designated place
Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°53′45″N 82°48′17″W / 27.89583°N 82.80472°W / 27.89583; -82.80472Coordinates: 27°53′45″N 82°48′17″W / 27.89583°N 82.80472°W / 27.89583; -82.80472
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Pinellas
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	56 ft (17 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,558
• Density	4,300/sq mi (1,700/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	12-60275[1]
GNIS feature ID	1853281[2]

Ridgecrest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,558 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

Ridgecrest is located at 27°53′45″N 82°48′17″W / 27.89583°N 82.80472°W / 27.89583; -82.80472 (27.895767, -82.804786).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²), of which 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) is land and 1.75% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,453 people, 781 households, and 623 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,691.3/km² (4,354.6/mi²). There were 862 housing units at an average density of 594.3/km² (1,530.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 16.23% White, 80.64% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.98% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.18% of the population.

There were 781 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.5% were married couples living together, 41.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.51.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 36.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,535, and the median income for a family was $26,591. Males had a median income of $26,850 versus $20,664 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,290. About 20.1% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.4% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

Municipalities and communities of Pinellas County, Florida, United States
County seat: Clearwater
Cities	Belleair Beach Belleair Bluffs Clearwater Dunedin Gulfport Indian Rocks Beach Largo Madeira Beach Oldsmar Pinellas Park Safety Harbor St. Pete Beach St. Petersburg Seminole South Pasadena Tarpon Springs Treasure Island
Towns	Belleair Belleair Shore Indian Shores Kenneth City North Redington Beach Redington Beach Redington Shores
CDPs	Bardmoor Bay Pines Bear Creek East Lake Feather Sound Greenbriar Harbor Bluffs Lealman Palm Harbor Ridgecrest South Highpoint Tierra Verde West Lealman
Unincorporated communities	Crystal Beach Gandy Highpoint Innisbrook Ozona
Ghost towns	Weedon Island