Java vs Mobridge

A side-by-side comparison of Java and Mobridge: population, income, housing, and more.

Java and Mobridge are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mobridge has the higher population (2,928 vs 99 in Java). Mobridge has the higher median household income ($61,556 vs $46,250 in Java). Mobridge has the higher median home value ($122,000 vs $57,500 in Java).

Population, income & housing

	Java	Mobridge
Population	99	2,928
Median age	39.6 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$61,556
Median home value	$57,500	$122,000
Median gross rent	—	$977
Housing units	82	1,646
Homeownership rate	73.8%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Java	Mobridge
Population	145 → 99 (-31.7%)	3,385 → 2,928 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $46,250 (+5.7%)	$50,299 → $61,556 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $57,500 (+21.1%)	$89,500 → $122,000 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $439 (-47.3%)	$694 → $977 (+40.8%)

Java

Population

14599

Median household income

$43,750$46,250

Median home value

$47,500$57,500

Median gross rent

$833$439

Mobridge

Population

3,3852,928

Median household income

$50,299$61,556

Median home value

$89,500$122,000

Median gross rent

$694$977

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Java	Mobridge
Under 5	2.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	32.3%	2.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	16.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	6.5%
55 to 64	19.2%	16.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.9%
75 and over	2.0%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Java	Mobridge
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	68.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	17.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Java	Mobridge
No high school diploma	6.2%	5.7%
High school graduate	32.3%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Java	Mobridge
Drove alone	78.8%	77.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Java	Mobridge
1-unit, detached	86.6%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Java	Mobridge
Poverty rate	17.2%	20.2%
Average household size	2.36	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	30	13
Median year structure built	1951	1964