Monday, December 1, 2008

Chapter 10 Neighborhoods



The town of Mojave and neighborhood statistics:







Population in July 2007: 4,570.
Males: 2,319
(50.8%)
Females: 2,251
(49.2%)

Median resident age:
32.4 years
California median age:
33.3 years
Zip codes: 93501.
Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,905 (it was $24,761 in 2000)
Mojave:
$32,905
California:
$59,948
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $159,997 (it was $55,700 in 2000)
Mojave:
$159,997
California:
$532,300
Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $194,342; Detached houses: $196,043; Townhouses or other attached units: $162,954; Mobile homes: $41,937
Races in Mojave:
White Non-Hispanic (59.7%)
Hispanic (28.3%)
Other race (18.1%)
Black (5.6%)
Two or more races (5.3%)
American Indian (2.7%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
2008 cost of living index in Mojave: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (9.7%), Irish (8.2%), United States (7.1%), English (5.6%), Italian (2.0%), French (2.0%).
Population density: 78 people per square mile – very low

For population 25 years and over in Mojave
High school or higher: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 14.9%
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mojave CDP
Never married: 27.2%
Now married: 47.0%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 16.2%
531 residents are foreign born (11.0% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).
This place:
13.8%
California:
26.2%

Notable Locations in Mojave

Notable locations in Mojave: Camelot Golf Course (A), Mojave Unified School District Office (B), Mojave Chamber of Commerce (C), Mojave Branch Kern County Library (D), Veterans Building (E).
Churches in Mojave include: Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (A), Hope Lutheran Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), First Southern Baptist Church (D), Mojave Community Congregational Church (E), Mojave Missionary Baptist Church (F), Saint Francis Catholic Church (G), Full Gospel House of Prayer (H), Assembly of God Church (I).
Parks in Mojave include: Mojave East Park (1), Mojave West Park (2).
Post office: Mojave Post Office (A).
Hotels: Bel Air Motel (16698 Sierra Highway) (1), Best Motel (15620 Sierra Highway) (2), Best Western Desert Winds (16200 Sierra Highway) (3).
Court: Kern County - Superior Court- East Kern Division- Mojave (1773 State Highway 58) (1). http://www.desertusa.com/explore.html

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