Ridgemark, California

Ridgemark is a census-designated place (CDP) located adjacent to the southeastern edge of Hollister in San Benito County, California, United States. The community is a private, gated golf development with a golf course and just over 1,000 homes. Development of the community began in the early 1970s,^[3] and the population had reached 3,212 at the time of the 2020 United States census.^[2]

Ridgemark
census-designated place
Location in San Benito County and the state of California
Ridgemark Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°48′37″N 121°21′46″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Benito
Area [1]
• Total	2.570 sq mi (6.656 km2)
• Land	2.570 sq mi (6.656 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	489 ft (149 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,212
• Density	1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95023
Area code	831
FIPS code	06-60706
GNIS feature ID	1853408

Geography

Ridgemark is located at 36°48′37″N 121°21′46″W.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), all of it land.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ridgemark has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	2,741		—
2010	3,016		10.0%
2020	3,212		6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1860–1870[7][8] 1880-1890[9] 1900[10] 1910[11] 1920[12] 1930[13] 1940[14] 1950[15] 1960[16] 1970[17] 1980[18] 1990[19] 2000[20] 2010[21]

Ridgemark first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census.^[20]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Ridgemark had a population of 3,212. The population density was 1,249.8 inhabitants per square mile (482.6/km²). The racial makeup of Ridgemark was 67.0% White, 0.8% African American, 0.8% Native American, 4.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 11.4% from other races, and 15.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.4% of the population.^[22]

The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.^[22]

There were 1,265 households, out of which 27.4% included children under the age of 18, 62.1% were married-couple households, 5.1% were cohabiting couple households, 20.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 21.3% of households were one person, and 13.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54.^[22] There were 951 families (75.2% of all households).^[23]

The age distribution was 18.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% aged 18 to 24, 20.0% aged 25 to 44, 28.6% aged 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males.^[22]

There were 1,336 housing units at an average density of 519.8 units per square mile (200.7 units/km²), of which 1,265 (94.7%) were occupied. Of these, 82.6% were owner-occupied, and 17.4% were occupied by renters.^[22]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $127,117, and the per capita income was $67,897. About 4.0% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line.^[24]

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[25] reported that Ridgemark had a population of 3,016. The population density was 1,173.5 inhabitants per square mile (453.1/km²). The racial makeup of Ridgemark was 2,520 (83.6%) White, 23 (0.8%) African American, 14 (0.5%) Native American, 105 (3.5%) Asian, 3 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 248 (8.2%) from other races, and 103 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 623 persons (20.7%).

The Census reported that 2,980 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 36 (1.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,207 households, out of which 332 (27.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 780 (64.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 88 (7.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 49 (4.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 42 (3.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 9 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 244 households (20.2%) were made up of individuals, and 141 (11.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47. There were 917 families (76.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.84.

The population was spread out, with 620 people (20.6%) under the age of 18, 139 people (4.6%) aged 18 to 24, 529 people (17.5%) aged 25 to 44, 984 people (32.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 744 people (24.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

There were 1,260 housing units at an average density of 490.3 per square mile (189.3/km²), of which 1,008 (83.5%) were owner-occupied, and 199 (16.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%. 2,428 people (80.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 552 people (18.3%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Ridgemark is in the 12th senatorial district, represented by Republican Shannon Grove, and in the 30th Assembly district, represented by Democrat Dawn Addis.^[26]

In the United States House of Representatives, Ridgemark is in California's 20th congressional district, represented by Republican Vince Fong.^[27]