Mendota Heights, MN

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2023 Population

11,644

0.0172% 1-year growth

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2023 Median Age

46.8

0.426% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

2.64%

17.3% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$132,935

2.42% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$504,100

5.48% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,068

0.0494% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Mendota Heights, MN had a population of 11.6k people with a median age of 46.8 and a median household income of $132,935. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mendota Heights, MN grew from 11,642 to 11,644, a 0.0172% increase and its median household income grew from $129,800 to $132,935, a 2.42% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mendota Heights, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (11.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.26%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.936%).

None of the households in Mendota Heights, MN 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.

99% of the residents in Mendota Heights, MN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Minneapolis (118 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2023, the median property value in Mendota Heights, MN was $504,100, and the homeownership rate was 80.3%.

Most people in Mendota Heights, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Mendota Heights, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mendota Heights, MN is home to a population of 11.6k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.72% of Mendota Heights, MN residents were born outside of the country (550 people).

In 2023, there were 7.15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.24k people) in Mendota Heights, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.29k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 442 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

99%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99% of Mendota Heights, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, 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)
9.24k ± 688
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.29k ± 718
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
442 ± 260

3.88%

Hispanic Population

452 people

3.88% of the people in Mendota Heights, MN are hispanic (452 people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
53,321 ± 5,642 people
Somalia
38,263 ± 4,786 people
India
30,262 ± 4,259 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 53,321 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 38,263 and India with 30,262.

Foreign-Born Population

4.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

550 people

4.58%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

533 people

As of 2023, 4.72% of Mendota Heights, MN residents (550 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mendota Heights, MN was 4.58%, 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
136 ± 59
Gulf War (1990s)
90 ± 62
Korea
73 ± 46

Mendota Heights, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Mendota Heights, MN employs 6.07k people. The largest industries in Mendota Heights, MN are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (778 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (720 people), and Manufacturing (648 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($125,086), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($118,480), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($113,750).

Males in Minnesota have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $68,089. The income inequality in Minnesota (measured using the Gini index) is 0.458, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.07k

2023 Value

± 477

−0.0494%

1 Year decline

± 11.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mendota Heights, MN declined at a rate of −0.0494%, from 6.07k employees to 6.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mendota Heights, MN, are Management Occupations (931 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (723 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (696 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mendota Heights, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.07k

2023 Value

± 477

−0.0494%

1 Year decline

± 11.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mendota Heights, MN declined at a rate of −0.0494%, from 6.07k employees to 6.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mendota Heights, MN, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (778 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (720 people), and Manufacturing (648 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

$94,123

Median earning men ± $12,758

$63,294

Median earning women ± $8,004

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($170,677), Manufacturing ($131,964), and Wholesale Trade ($120,556).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($158,900), Manufacturing ($115,357), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,078).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% 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 13.4%.

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

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

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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.

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Mendota Heights, MN awarded 118 degrees. The student population of Mendota Heights, MN in 2016 is skewed towards women, with 80 male students and 82 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mendota Heights, MN are Unknown (54 and 45.8%), followed by 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%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2016 there were 162 students enrolled in Mendota Heights, MN, 49.4% men and 50.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 65 records, of which 41.5% were women and 58.5% men.

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mendota Heights, MN was $504,100 in 2023, which is 1.66 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $477,900 to $504,100, a 5.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Mendota Heights, MN is 80.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Mendota Heights, MN have an average commute time of 20.7 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.

Median household income in Mendota Heights, MN is $132,935. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Mendota Heights, MN was Census Tract 606.04 with a value of $143,642, followed by Census Tract 606.03 and Census Tract 606.06, with respective values of $135,250 and $117,833.

Housing

Property

$504,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$27,082

$3,805

Median Property Taxes

±$283

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

80.3%

Homeownership

2023

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.3% of the housing units in Mendota Heights, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 606.04
Census Tract 606.03
Census Tract 606.06

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Mendota Heights, MN was Census Tract 606.04 with a value of $143,642, followed by Census Tract 606.03 and Census Tract 606.06, with respective values of $135,250 and $117,833.

The following map shows all of the places in Mendota Heights, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$132,935

Median Household Income

± $12,072

4.74k

Number of Households

± 403

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.74k households in Mendota Heights, MN grew to $132,935 from the previous year's value of $129,800.

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.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (66.1%)
Worked At Home (28.1%)
Carpooled (3.6%)

In 2023, 66.1% of workers in Mendota Heights, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.1%) and those who carpooled to work (3.6%).

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

20.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mendota Heights, MN have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.678% 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

2.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mendota Heights, MN (307 out of 11.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mendota Heights, MN is White, followed by Hispanic 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

99.6% of the population of Mendota Heights, MN has health coverage, with 59.4% on employee plans, 7.03% on Medicaid, 18.1% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 0.972% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dakota County, MN see 1611 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.67% increase from the previous year (1554 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1377 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 457 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,611 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dakota County, MN

Primary care physicians in Dakota County, MN see an average of 1,611 patients per year. This represents a 3.67% increase from the previous year (1,554 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Dakota County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 12.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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

Uninsured People

0.439%

Uninsured

59.4%

Employer Coverage

7.03%

Medicaid

18.1%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

0.972%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mendota Heights, MN declined by 54.9% from 0.973% to 0.439%.

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

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