Mendota, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

6,994

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.8

3.57% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.1%

1.98% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,632

12.4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$134,100

Population & Diversity

Mendota, IL is home to a population of 6.99k people, from which 93.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.5% of Mendota, IL residents were born outside of the country (733 people).

In 2024, there were 3.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.31k people) in Mendota, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k Other (Hispanic) and 612 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.4%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.4% of Mendota, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mendota, IL was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mendota, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.31k ± 390
Other (Hispanic)
1.41k ± 272
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
612 ± 240

32.7%

Hispanic Population

2.29k people

32.7% of the people in Mendota, IL are hispanic (2.29k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mendota, IL 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 Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

10.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

733 people

8.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

558 people

As of 2024, 10.5% of Mendota, IL residents (733 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, IL was 8.07%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
158 ± 105
Vietnam
156 ± 74
Gulf War (1990s)
73 ± 65

Mendota, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Mendota, IL employs 3.53k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mendota, IL were Manufacturing (764 people), Retail Trade (508 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (419 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($100,722), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,802), and Educational Services ($66,250).

Employment

Occupations

3.53k

2024 Value

± 426

6.23%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mendota, IL grew at a rate of 6.23%, from 3.32k employees to 3.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mendota, IL, are Production Occupations (532 people), Material Moving Occupations (427 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (291 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mendota, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (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

3.53k

2024 Value

± 426

6.23%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mendota, IL grew at a rate of 6.23%, from 3.32k employees to 3.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mendota, IL, are Manufacturing (764 people), Retail Trade (508 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (419 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mendota, IL, though some of these residents may live in Mendota, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,789

Median earning men ± $3,790

$31,508

Median earning women ± $7,435

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($100,917), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($95,362), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,273).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,864), Other Services Except Public Administration ($43,313), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,802).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mendota, IL was $134,100 in 2024, which is 0.403 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,100 to $134,100, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Mendota, IL is 62.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mendota, IL have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mendota, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$134,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,271

$1,753

Median Property Taxes

±$260

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

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

Rent vs Own

62.4%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.4% of the housing units in Mendota, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mendota, IL 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.

$51,632

Median Household Income

± $13,224

2.81k

Number of Households

± 367

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.81k households in Mendota, IL declined from $51,632 from the previous year's value of $58,939.

The following chart displays the households in Mendota, IL 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mendota, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Carpooled (13.1%)
Other (2.1%)

In 2024, 80.6% of workers in Mendota, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.1%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mendota, IL have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.41% of the workforce in Mendota, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mendota, IL (963 out of 6.81k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mendota, IL 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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