Mendota, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

12,577

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

26.6

6.83% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27.5%

9.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$50,342

8.36% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$281,000

Population & Diversity

Mendota, CA is home to a population of 12.6k people, from which 63.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 47.5% of Mendota, CA residents were born outside of the country (5.97k people).

In 2024, there were 2.74 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (7.72k people) in Mendota, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.82k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.38k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

63.2%

2024 Citizenship

62.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 63.2% of Mendota, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mendota, CA was 62.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mendota, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mendota, CA

Other (Hispanic)
7.72k ± 1.07k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.82k ± 778
White (Hispanic)
1.38k ± 627

97%

Hispanic Population

12.2k people

97% of the people in Mendota, CA are hispanic (12.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mendota, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

47.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.97k people

47.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.98k people

As of 2024, 47.5% of Mendota, CA residents (5.97k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mendota, CA was 47.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mendota, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
53 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 38

Mendota, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.96 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mendota, CA.

Economy

The economy of Mendota, CA employs 4.95k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mendota, CA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (2,698 people), Retail Trade (507 people), and Construction (319 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,423), Transportation & Warehousing ($58,480), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,039).

Employment

Occupations

4.95k

2024 Value

± 619

9.67%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mendota, CA grew at a rate of 9.67%, from 4.51k employees to 4.95k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mendota, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (2,436 people), Sales & Related Occupations (334 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (300 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mendota, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.95k

2024 Value

± 619

9.67%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mendota, CA grew at a rate of 9.67%, from 4.51k employees to 4.95k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mendota, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (2,698 people), Retail Trade (507 people), and Construction (319 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mendota, CA, though some of these residents may live in Mendota, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$28,044

Median earning men ± $5,628

$22,250

Median earning women ± $8,429

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($81,000), Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,227), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,480).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,345), Other Services Except Public Administration ($28,500), and Manufacturing ($26,042).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mendota, CA was $281,000 in 2024, which is 0.845 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $250,400 to $281,000, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Mendota, CA is 44.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mendota, CA have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mendota, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$281,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,089

$1,454

Median Property Taxes

±$288

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mendota, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mendota, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

44.7%

Homeownership

2024

75.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 44.7% of the housing units in Mendota, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mendota, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,342

Median Household Income

± $7,587

3.26k

Number of Households

± 465

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.26k households in Mendota, CA grew to $50,342 from the previous year's value of $46,458.

The following chart displays the households in Mendota, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mendota, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (55.8%)
Carpooled (26%)
Other (9.1%)

In 2024, 55.8% of workers in Mendota, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (26%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (9.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mendota, CA have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.78% of the workforce in Mendota, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mendota, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mendota, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mendota, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mendota, CA (3.44k out of 12.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mendota, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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