Mendocino County, California

23 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 90,709
Median household income: $64,688
Median home value: $486,000

Mendocino County, California counts 90,709 residents. 23 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,688 is below the California median ($96,334).

From 2019 to 2023, Mendocino County's population grew 4.0% from 87,224 to 90,709, while its median household income rose 25.8% from $51,416 to $64,688.

Households average 2.56 people. The median gross rent is $1,325.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 90,709
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,688
Median home value: $486,000
Median gross rent: $1,325
Housing units: 41,495
Homeownership rate: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

87,22490,709

Median household income

$51,416$64,688

Median home value

$377,500$486,000

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,325

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	87,224	$51,416	$377,500	$1,146
2020	87,110	$52,915	$388,500	$1,134
2021	91,534	$56,378	$417,100	$1,176
2022	91,145	$61,335	$463,700	$1,240
2023	90,709	$64,688	$486,000	$1,325

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,887	5.4%
5 to 17	14,255	15.7%
18 to 24	6,376	7.0%
25 to 34	9,837	10.8%
35 to 44	11,034	12.2%
45 to 54	10,401	11.5%
55 to 64	12,090	13.3%
65 to 74	13,638	15.0%
75 and over	8,191	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,350	62.1%
Black or African American	749	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,465	2.7%
Asian	1,985	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	81	0.1%
Some other race	650	0.7%
Two or more races	3,989	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,440	26.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,021	13.8%
High school graduate	17,033	26.1%
Some college or associate's	22,889	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	9,871	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6,377	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,035	71.5%
Carpooled	3,306	9.1%
Public transit	138	0.4%
Walked	2,351	6.5%
Bicycle	98	0.3%
Worked from home	4,248	11.7%
Other means	220	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,954	49.6%
15 to 29 min	7,587	23.6%
30 to 44 min	4,365	13.6%
45 to 59 min	1,328	4.1%
60+ min	2,914	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 15.2% (13,524 of 89,200)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,056	58.0%
Nonfamily households	14,514	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,570	83.3%
Vacant	6,925	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,044	60.9%
Renter-occupied	13,526	39.1%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,391	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1,051	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2,545	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1,952	4.7%
20 or more units	1,238	3.0%
Mobile home & other	4,318	10.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 06045
State: California
Land area: 3,507 sq mi
Water area: 371 sq mi
Center point: 39.4324, -123.4429