Mendota Heights, MN

Census Place

2024 Population

11,612

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

0.427% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.8%

6.12% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$132,768

0.126% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Mendota Heights, MN is home to a population of 11.6k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.17% of Mendota Heights, MN residents were born outside of the country (600 people).

In 2024, there were 8.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.17k people) in Mendota Heights, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.11k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 545 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Mendota Heights, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mendota Heights, MN was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mendota Heights, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.17k ± 627
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.11k ± 659
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
545 ± 247

3.88%

Hispanic Population

450 people

3.88% of the people in Mendota Heights, MN are hispanic (450 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mendota Heights, MN 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 Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
61,898 ± 6,075 people
Somalia
36,765 ± 4,692 people
India
31,170 ± 4,323 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 61,898 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,765 and India with 31,170.

Foreign-Born Population

5.17%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

600 people

4.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

550 people

As of 2024, 5.17% of Mendota Heights, MN residents (600 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 Heights, MN was 4.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
114 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
71 ± 52
Gulf War (2001-)
52 ± 38

Mendota Heights, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Mendota Heights, MN employs 5.96k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mendota Heights, MN were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (775 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (751 people), and Manufacturing (706 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($123,750), Finance & Insurance ($120,167), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,750).

Employment

Occupations

5.96k

2024 Value

± 460

−1.81%

1 Year decline

± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mendota Heights, MN declined at a rate of −1.81%, from 6.07k employees to 5.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mendota Heights, MN, are Management Occupations (864 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (691 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (600 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mendota Heights, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (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

5.96k

2024 Value

± 460

−1.81%

1 Year decline

± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mendota Heights, MN declined at a rate of −1.81%, from 6.07k employees to 5.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mendota Heights, MN, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (775 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (751 people), and Manufacturing (706 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mendota Heights, MN, though some of these residents may live in Mendota Heights, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$90,588

Median earning men ± $12,738

$68,443

Median earning women ± $7,182

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($175,417), Manufacturing ($129,886), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($128,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($112,083), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,408), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,099).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Mendota Heights, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

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 Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Mendota Heights, MN in 2016 is skewed towards women, with 76 male students and 80 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mendota Heights, MN are Unknown (54 and 45.8%), White (46 and 39%), Black or African American (11 and 9.32%), and Asian (5 and 4.24%).

The largest universities in Mendota Heights, MN by number of degrees awarded are Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Minneapolis (118 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mendota Heights, MN are Culinary Arts & Chef Training (84 and 71.2%) and Baking & Pastry Arts (34 and 28.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2016 there were 156 students enrolled in Mendota Heights, MN, 48.7% men and 51.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 63 records, of which 42.9% were women and 57.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Culinary Arts & Chef Training
57 degrees awarded
Baking & Pastry Arts
27 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Mendota Heights, MN was Culinary Arts & Chef Training with 57 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Mendota Heights, MN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Minneapolis

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

118 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Minneapolis with 118 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2017, 62 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mendota Heights, MN, which is 1.11 times more than the 56 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Unknown students. These 54 degrees mean that there were 1.17 times more degrees awarded to Unknown students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 46 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mendota Heights, MN was $520,300 in 2024, which is 1.56 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $504,100 to $520,300, a 3.21% increase. The homeownership rate in Mendota Heights, MN is 78.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mendota Heights, MN have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mendota Heights, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$520,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,477

$3,767

Median Property Taxes

±$281

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 Heights, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.7% of the housing units in Mendota Heights, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mendota Heights, MN 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.

$132,768

Median Household Income

± $14,687

4.79k

Number of Households

± 408

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.79k households in Mendota Heights, MN declined from $132,768 from the previous year's value of $132,935.

The following chart displays the households in Mendota Heights, MN 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mendota Heights, MN is from Minnesota.

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.5%)
Worked At Home (30.3%)
Carpooled (2.66%)

In 2024, 65.5% of workers in Mendota Heights, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.3%) and those who carpooled to work (2.66%).

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

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mendota Heights, MN have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.542% of the workforce in Mendota Heights, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mendota Heights, MN (325 out of 11.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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