Mojave vs Taft

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

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

Taft has the higher population (7,228 vs 4,442 in Mojave). Taft has the higher median household income ($64,479 vs $50,800 in Mojave). Taft has the higher median home value ($246,400 vs $204,400 in Mojave).

Population, income & housing

	Mojave	Taft
Population	4,442	7,228
Median age	32.4 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,800	$64,479
Median home value	$204,400	$246,400
Median gross rent	$1,154	$989
Housing units	1,841	2,840
Homeownership rate	39.6%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mojave	Taft
Population	3,855 → 4,442 (+15.2%)	9,372 → 7,228 (-22.9%)
Median household income	$27,333 → $50,800 (+85.9%)	$45,197 → $64,479 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $204,400 (+93.2%)	$146,500 → $246,400 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $1,154 (+58.7%)	$697 → $989 (+41.9%)

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

Taft

Population

9,3727,228

Median household income

$45,197$64,479

Median home value

$146,500$246,400

Median gross rent

$697$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mojave	Taft
Under 5	8.7%	3.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	19.7%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	6.4%	9.4%
75 and over	4.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mojave	Taft
White (non-Hispanic)	17.3%	58.7%
Black or African American	26.8%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	50.2%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mojave	Taft
No high school diploma	27.8%	15.7%
High school graduate	40.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mojave	Taft
Drove alone	80.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	3.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mojave	Taft
1-unit, detached	61.1%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	5.9%
20 or more units	6.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Mojave	Taft
Poverty rate	27.8%	17.7%
Average household size	2.75	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	33	20
Median year structure built	1977	1972