Latest news about poverty in Mojave, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
36.1% of Mojave, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 66.3% greater than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 24.4% of high school graduates and 49.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 38.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.2%. For comparison, it was 47.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mojave, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mojave:
36.1%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mojave:
8.1%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mojave:
38.5%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 23.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mojave:
25.9%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.2%
Residents above poverty level:
47.6%
Poverty by age in Mojave, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mojave,CA (percentage below poverty level)
50.0%Under 5 years
30.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
13.0%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
49.0%35 to 44 years
9.0%45 to 54 years
15.0%55 to 64 years
23.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mojave,CA (percentage below poverty level)
64.1%Under 5 years
46.3%6 to 11 years
37.8%12 to 14 years
59.5%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
19.7%18 to 24 years
26.2%25 to 34 years
75.5%35 to 44 years
9.6%45 to 54 years
31.1%55 to 64 years
37.8%65 to 74 years
36.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mojave,CA (% below half of poverty level)
1.6%Under 6 years
0.9%6 to 11 years
1.3%12 to 17 years
10.0%18 to 24 years
6.3%25 to 34 years
9.1%35 to 44 years
1.4%45 to 54 years
17.2%55 to 64 years
19.8%65 to 74 years
16.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mojave, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mojave, CA (%)
21.0%White
23.5%Black
27.5%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
27.6%Other race
79.1%2+ races
45.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mojave, CA (absolute numbers)
184White
143Black
68American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
168Other race
8752+ races
905Hispanic
31.6%Below poverty level
68.4%Above poverty level
48.7%Below poverty level
51.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mojave, CA
Children below poverty level:
Mojave, California:
53.2%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mojave:
24.4%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mojave:
49.2%
California:
20.4%
65.0%Married-couple family
4.7%Male, no wife present
30.3%Female, no husband present
5.0%Worked full-time, year-round
5.8%Worked part-time
89.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
7.6%One full-time, other part-time
55.6%One full-time, other didn't work
7.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
29.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
23.9%1980 to 1989
15.9%1970 to 1979
5.7%1960 to 1969
46.6%1950 to 1959
8.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
8.0%1990 to 1994
11.4%1980 to 1989
4.8%1970 to 1979
13.5%1960 to 1969
45.6%1950 to 1959
10.6%1940 to 1949
5.1%1939 or earlier
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