Ford City vs Mojave

A side-by-side comparison of Ford City and Mojave: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mojave has the higher population (4,442 vs 4,310 in Ford City). Mojave has the higher median household income ($50,800 vs $45,976 in Ford City). Mojave has the higher median home value ($204,400 vs $197,500 in Ford City).

Population, income & housing

	Ford City	Mojave
Population	4,310	4,442
Median age	26.6 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,976	$50,800
Median home value	$197,500	$204,400
Median gross rent	$993	$1,154
Housing units	1,415	1,841
Homeownership rate	37.8%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	18.5%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ford City	Mojave
Population	4,753 → 4,310 (-9.3%)	3,855 → 4,442 (+15.2%)
Median household income	$35,838 → $45,976 (+28.3%)	$27,333 → $50,800 (+85.9%)
Median home value	$144,200 → $197,500 (+37.0%)	$105,800 → $204,400 (+93.2%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $993 (+20.4%)	$727 → $1,154 (+58.7%)

Ford City

Population

4,7534,310

Median household income

$35,838$45,976

Median home value

$144,200$197,500

Median gross rent

$825$993

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)

	Ford City	Mojave
Under 5	10.9%	8.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	23.0%
18 to 24	13.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	23.8%	14.3%
35 to 44	8.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	5.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	5.9%	6.4%
75 and over	1.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ford City	Mojave
White (non-Hispanic)	46.7%	17.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	26.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.7%
Asian	0.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	51.5%	50.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ford City	Mojave
No high school diploma	38.8%	27.8%
High school graduate	35.5%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ford City	Mojave
Drove alone	76.8%	80.2%
Carpooled	21.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ford City	Mojave
1-unit, detached	76.3%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Ford City	Mojave
Poverty rate	39.2%	27.8%
Average household size	3.44	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1968	1977