COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cartago vs Ridgecrest
PLACE A
Cartago, California
VS
PLACE B
Ridgecrest, Florida
Cartago is 99% smaller than Ridgecrest. Cartago earns more, with a median household income $30,266 higher. Ridgecrest has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -33%).
CARTAGORIDGECRESTDIFFERENCE
Total population493,571−99% vs Ridgecrest
Population density424,021−3,979
Population growth-32.6%15.9%−48.6 pts
Median age51.333.1+18.2
Male59.2%45.6%+13.6 pts
Female40.8%54.4%−13.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%14.4%−14.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.8%21.6%+19.2 pts
Black0.0%57.7%−57.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino59.2%3.7%+55.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Median household income$80,694$50,428+$30,266
Per capita income$39,157$17,867+$21,290
Poverty rate0.0%21.1%−21.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1880.344−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Labor force participation49.0%61.0%−12.0 pts
Median home value$137,500$303,400−$165,900
Median gross rent$1,188$1,614−$426
Owner-occupied24.1%79.7%−55.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%19.3%−19.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%90.0%−90.0 pts
Average commute11.323.6−12.4
Worked from home0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%12.9%−12.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024