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Mojave, California: commercial real estate data.
Mojave is a Census CDP of 5,173 people across 58.37 square miles of land, in Kern County. Median household income is $55,660, 38.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mojave
What Mojave is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area58.37 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land89
- County holding the largest share of its areaKern County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mojave
How many people live in Mojave
- Population5,173
- Median age31.1
- Population under 181,740 plus or minus 369
- Share under 1833.6 percent
- Population 65 and over450 plus or minus 160
- Share 65 and over8.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households1,733
- Family households1,032 plus or minus 209
- Share of households that are families59.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mojave
Income and work in Mojave
- Median household income$55,660 plus or minus $13,147
- Per capita income$25,155
- Civilian labor force2,269
- Employed1,864 plus or minus 398
- Unemployed405 plus or minus 187
- Unemployment rate17.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over2,945
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mojave
Housing in Mojave
- Housing units1,887
- Occupied units1,733
- Vacant units154 plus or minus 106
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied662 plus or minus 208
- Renter occupied1,071
- Ownership rate38.2 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$213,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,214
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units1,043 plus or minus 215
- Share single family55.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more626 plus or minus 192
- Share in buildings of two or more33.2 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Mobile homes207 plus or minus 135
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mojave
How Mojave gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,564 plus or minus 376
- Commuting under 15 minutes439 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.1 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more781 plus or minus 215
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.9 percent
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled12.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mojave
SBA loans in Mojave (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$8,074,500
- Average approval$1,614,900
- Median approval$958,000
- Largest approval$3,064,000
- Jobs supported34
- Jobs per approval6.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more80.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mojave, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mojave
SBA loans in Mojave (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,091,000
- Average approval$545,500
- Median approval$545,500
- Largest approval$582,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mojave, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kern County, not Mojave
Kern County context, not Mojave figures
- Establishments in Kern County14,352
- Covered employment, Kern County347,664
- Average annual pay, Kern County$60,066
- Housing units permitted, Kern County3,244
Every figure in this section is published for Kern County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mojave.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mojave questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mojave, California?
5,173, in 1,733 households. Mojave CDP covers 58.37 square miles of land, which is 89 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mojave in?
Kern County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mojave?
$55,660. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $213,600. Median gross rent is $1,214 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mojave businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $8.1 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $958,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mojave, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mojave borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mojave. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Mojave figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kern County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mojave.
Is zoning published for Mojave?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.