Mendota, CA

Census Place

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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
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,945
9.67% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mendota, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

63.2% of the residents in Mendota, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mendota, CA was $281,000, and the homeownership rate was 44.7%.

Most people in Mendota, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Mendota, CA was 2 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mendota, CA
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    7.72k ± 1.07k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.82k ± 778
  3. White (Hispanic)
    1.38k ± 627
97%
Hispanic Population
12.2k 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    53 ± 67
  2. 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.

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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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Mendota, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mendota, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (55.8%)
  2. Carpooled (26%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

83.2% of the population of Mendota, CA has health coverage, with 9.49% on employee plans, 57.4% on Medicaid, 3.4% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.469% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 36.8% under 18 years, 25.2% between 18 and 34 years, 29.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.48% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

16.8%
Uninsured
9.49%
Employer Coverage
57.4%
Medicaid
3.4%
Medicare
12.4%
Non-Group
0.469%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mendota, CA grew by 2.33% from 16.4% to 16.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mendota, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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