Kerman vs Mendota

A side-by-side comparison of Kerman and Mendota: population, income, housing, and more.

Kerman and Mendota are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kerman has the higher population (16,492 vs 12,554 in Mendota). Kerman has the higher median household income ($57,556 vs $46,458 in Mendota). Kerman has the higher median home value ($331,500 vs $250,400 in Mendota).

Population, income & housing

	Kerman	Mendota
Population	16,492	12,554
Median age	29.9 yrs	24.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,556	$46,458
Median home value	$331,500	$250,400
Median gross rent	$1,181	$874
Housing units	4,921	3,224
Homeownership rate	50.6%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kerman	Mendota
Population	14,816 → 16,492 (+11.3%)	11,531 → 12,554 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$46,449 → $57,556 (+23.9%)	$31,237 → $46,458 (+48.7%)
Median home value	$224,500 → $331,500 (+47.7%)	$158,700 → $250,400 (+57.8%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,181 (+31.2%)	$784 → $874 (+11.5%)

Kerman

Population

14,81616,492

Median household income

$46,449$57,556

Median home value

$224,500$331,500

Median gross rent

$900$1,181

Mendota

Population

11,53112,554

Median household income

$31,237$46,458

Median home value

$158,700$250,400

Median gross rent

$784$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kerman	Mendota
Under 5	7.7%	9.1%
5 to 17	24.7%	28.7%
18 to 24	11.1%	12.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	8.3%
55 to 64	10.0%	6.2%
65 to 74	7.0%	5.1%
75 and over	2.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kerman	Mendota
White (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	0.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	6.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	81.7%	99.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kerman	Mendota
No high school diploma	39.7%	60.7%
High school graduate	21.0%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kerman	Mendota
Drove alone	81.2%	54.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	34.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	5.8%
Other means	2.2%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kerman	Mendota
1-unit, detached	70.2%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	14.8%
20 or more units	6.1%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Kerman	Mendota
Poverty rate	25.3%	30.3%
Average household size	3.44	4.00
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	1993	1998