Benton Park vs Mojave

A side-by-side comparison of Benton Park and Mojave: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton Park and Mojave are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Benton Park has the higher population (5,682 vs 4,442 in Mojave). Benton Park has the higher median household income ($62,475 vs $50,800 in Mojave). Benton Park has the higher median home value ($230,600 vs $204,400 in Mojave).

Population, income & housing

	Benton Park	Mojave
Population	5,682	4,442
Median age	25.3 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,475	$50,800
Median home value	$230,600	$204,400
Median gross rent	$1,190	$1,154
Housing units	1,668	1,841
Homeownership rate	64.2%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton Park	Mojave
Population	5,212 → 5,682 (+9.0%)	3,855 → 4,442 (+15.2%)
Median household income	$36,578 → $62,475 (+70.8%)	$27,333 → $50,800 (+85.9%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $230,600 (+46.3%)	$105,800 → $204,400 (+93.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,102 → $1,190 (+8.0%)	$727 → $1,154 (+58.7%)

Benton Park

Population

5,2125,682

Median household income

$36,578$62,475

Median home value

$157,600$230,600

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,190

Mojave

Population

3,8554,442

Median household income

$27,333$50,800

Median home value

$105,800$204,400

Median gross rent

$727$1,154

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton Park	Mojave
Under 5	8.6%	8.7%
5 to 17	24.7%	23.0%
18 to 24	15.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	8.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	9.5%	12.5%
65 to 74	4.7%	6.4%
75 and over	3.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton Park	Mojave
White (non-Hispanic)	18.4%	17.3%
Black or African American	7.4%	26.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.7%
Asian	1.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	71.3%	50.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton Park	Mojave
No high school diploma	25.3%	27.8%
High school graduate	37.3%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton Park	Mojave
Drove alone	75.8%	80.2%
Carpooled	14.0%	7.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	11.3%
Other means	3.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton Park	Mojave
1-unit, detached	85.8%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.6%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Benton Park	Mojave
Poverty rate	32.8%	27.8%
Average household size	3.65	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1957	1977