Calpella vs Mendocino

A side-by-side comparison of Calpella and Mendocino: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mendocino has the higher population (630 vs 555 in Calpella). Calpella has the higher median household income ($103,056 vs $67,115 in Mendocino). Mendocino has the higher median home value ($540,500 vs $484,000 in Calpella).

Population, income & housing

	Calpella	Mendocino
Population	555	630
Median age	48.2 yrs	68.3 yrs
Median household income	$103,056	$67,115
Median home value	$484,000	$540,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,402
Housing units	234	581
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calpella	Mendocino
Population	682 → 555 (-18.6%)	855 → 630 (-26.3%)
Median household income	$83,542 → $103,056 (+23.4%)	$63,750 → $67,115 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$475,000 → $484,000 (+1.9%)	$474,600 → $540,500 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $995 (-10.3%)	$1,150 → $1,402 (+21.9%)

Calpella

Population

682555

Median household income

$83,542$103,056

Median home value

$475,000$484,000

Median gross rent

$1,109$995

Mendocino

Population

855630

Median household income

$63,750$67,115

Median home value

$474,600$540,500

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,402

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calpella	Mendocino
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	7.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	5.9%	7.0%
35 to 44	9.5%	4.3%
45 to 54	31.2%	3.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	8.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	44.8%
75 and over	7.9%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calpella	Mendocino
White (non-Hispanic)	58.2%	85.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	41.8%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calpella	Mendocino
No high school diploma	12.1%	0.6%
High school graduate	19.4%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	46.8%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	38.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calpella	Mendocino
Drove alone	81.3%	74.1%
Carpooled	11.4%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calpella	Mendocino
1-unit, detached	97.0%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Calpella	Mendocino
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.78	1.67
Mean commute (minutes)	51	47
Median year structure built	1959	1982