Mendota Heights, MN

Census Place

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2024 Population
11,612
US Senator
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic(DFL) Party
US Senator
Tina Smith
Democratic(DFL) Party
2024 Median Age
47
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
$520,300
3.21% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,958
1.81% 1-year decline

About

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.

99.3% of the residents in Mendota Heights, MN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mendota Heights, MN are Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Minneapolis (118 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2024, the median property value in Mendota Heights, MN was $520,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.7%.

Most people in Mendota Heights, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Mendota Heights, MN was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMinnesotaDakota County, MNMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIRamsey County--St. Paul City (Southwest) PUMA, MNHennepin County--Bloomington & Richfield Cities PUMA, MNDakota County (Northwest)--Eagan, West St. Paul & Mendota Heights Cities PUMA, MNDakota County (Northeast)--Inver Grove Heights, Rosemount, Hastings & South St. Paul PUMA, MN

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mendota Heights, MN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.17k ± 627
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.11k ± 659
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    545 ± 247
3.88%
Hispanic Population
450 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    58,764 ± 5,921 people
  2. Somalia
    36,253 ± 4,660 people
  3. India
    31,836 ± 4,368 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 58,764 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,253 and India with 31,836.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    114 ± 56
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    71 ± 52
  3. 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.

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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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (50.9%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar
Senator from Minnesota1
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 Minnesota2
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.

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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 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.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Culinary Arts & Chef Training
    57 degrees awarded
  2. 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.

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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.

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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.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($10,616) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2017.

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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.

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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%.

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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.
$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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mendota Heights, MN is from Minnesota.
0.454
2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2023, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.78% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (65.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (30.3%)
  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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

99.5% of the population of Mendota Heights, MN has health coverage, with 56.2% on employee plans, 7.61% on Medicaid, 20.2% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Minnesota see 1,134 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,134 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1287 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 278 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 12.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.517%
Uninsured
56.2%
Employer Coverage
7.61%
Medicaid
20.2%
Medicare
14.3%
Non-Group
1.14%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mendota Heights, MN grew by 17.9% from 0.439% to 0.517%.

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