Mendota vs Orange Cove

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

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

Mendota has the higher population (12,554 vs 9,607 in Orange Cove). Mendota has the higher median household income ($46,458 vs $38,447 in Orange Cove). Mendota has the higher median home value ($250,400 vs $232,900 in Orange Cove).

Population, income & housing

	Mendota	Orange Cove
Population	12,554	9,607
Median age	24.9 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,458	$38,447
Median home value	$250,400	$232,900
Median gross rent	$874	$996
Housing units	3,224	2,515
Homeownership rate	47.1%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mendota	Orange Cove
Population	11,531 → 12,554 (+8.9%)	10,274 → 9,607 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$31,237 → $46,458 (+48.7%)	$25,677 → $38,447 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$158,700 → $250,400 (+57.8%)	$152,300 → $232,900 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $874 (+11.5%)	$742 → $996 (+34.2%)

Mendota

Population

11,53112,554

Median household income

$31,237$46,458

Median home value

$158,700$250,400

Median gross rent

$784$874

Orange Cove

Population

10,2749,607

Median household income

$25,677$38,447

Median home value

$152,300$232,900

Median gross rent

$742$996

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mendota	Orange Cove
Under 5	9.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	28.7%	29.7%
18 to 24	12.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.3%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	6.2%	8.1%
65 to 74	5.1%	3.8%
75 and over	2.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mendota	Orange Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	99.1%	95.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mendota	Orange Cove
No high school diploma	60.7%	51.8%
High school graduate	23.7%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	11.1%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mendota	Orange Cove
Drove alone	54.2%	63.9%
Carpooled	34.3%	30.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.3%
Other means	5.7%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mendota	Orange Cove
1-unit, detached	66.8%	53.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	18.6%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	13.6%
20 or more units	4.2%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mendota	Orange Cove
Poverty rate	30.3%	39.0%
Average household size	4.00	3.95
Mean commute (minutes)	35	30
Median year structure built	1998	1989