Golden vs Mendon

A side-by-side comparison of Golden and Mendon: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden and Mendon are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mendon has the higher population (1,131 vs 711 in Golden). Mendon has the higher median household income ($62,778 vs $55,875 in Golden). Golden has the higher median home value ($125,500 vs $108,500 in Mendon).

Population, income & housing

	Golden	Mendon
Population	711	1,131
Median age	34.3 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,875	$62,778
Median home value	$125,500	$108,500
Median gross rent	$713	$661
Housing units	334	445
Homeownership rate	77.1%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden	Mendon
Population	597 → 711 (+19.1%)	843 → 1,131 (+34.2%)
Median household income	$51,000 → $55,875 (+9.6%)	$53,421 → $62,778 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $125,500 (+51.8%)	$89,900 → $108,500 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$467 → $713 (+52.7%)	$779 → $661 (-15.1%)

Golden

Population

597711

Median household income

$51,000$55,875

Median home value

$82,700$125,500

Median gross rent

$467$713

Mendon

Population

8431,131

Median household income

$53,421$62,778

Median home value

$89,900$108,500

Median gross rent

$779$661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden	Mendon
Under 5	10.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.8%	27.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	16.6%	8.8%
35 to 44	7.6%	15.3%
45 to 54	7.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.4%
75 and over	12.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden	Mendon
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden	Mendon
No high school diploma	9.7%	7.8%
High school graduate	27.3%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden	Mendon
Drove alone	91.5%	86.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden	Mendon
1-unit, detached	91.6%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Golden	Mendon
Poverty rate	9.1%	13.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1956	1969