Mendocino

Population: 630
Median household income: $67,115
Median home value: $540,500

Mendocino, a community in Mendocino County, California, has 630 residents. At $67,115, its median household income sits in line with Mendocino County's $64,688.

From 2019 to 2023, Mendocino's population declined 26.3% from 855 to 630, while its median home value rose 13.9% from $474,600 to $540,500.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 44.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 630
Median age: 68.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,115
Median home value: $540,500
Median gross rent: $1,402
Housing units: 581
Homeownership rate: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

855630

Median household income

$63,750$67,115

Median home value

$474,600$540,500

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,402

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	855	$63,750	$474,600	$1,150
2020	707	$59,083	$478,400	$1,124
2021	715	$73,750	—	$1,363
2022	731	$80,795	$417,200	$2,041
2023	630	$67,115	$540,500	$1,402

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 177.6%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 444.3%

45 to 543.7%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7444.8%

75 and over14.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	48	7.6%
18 to 24	61	9.7%
25 to 34	44	7.0%
35 to 44	27	4.3%
45 to 54	23	3.7%
55 to 64	52	8.3%
65 to 74	282	44.8%
75 and over	93	14.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	539	85.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.6%

High school graduate9.2%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree38.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	0.6%
High school graduate	48	9.2%
Some college or associate's	153	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	119	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	198	38.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 47 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	209	74.1%
Carpooled	18	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	8.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	39.7%
15 to 29 min	95	37.7%
30 to 44 min	13	5.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	44	17.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.67
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 579)

	Count	Share
Family households	139	40.2%
Nonfamily households	207	59.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	346	59.6%
Vacant	235	40.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	306	88.4%
Renter-occupied	40	11.6%

1-unit, detached86.2%

1-unit, attached13.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	501	86.2%
1-unit, attached	80	13.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0646814
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.77 sq mi
Center point: 39.3125, -123.7924