LaSalle vs Mendota

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

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

LaSalle has the higher population (9,471 vs 6,915 in Mendota). Mendota has the higher median household income ($58,939 vs $54,246 in LaSalle). Mendota has the higher median home value ($121,100 vs $109,500 in LaSalle).

Population, income & housing

	LaSalle	Mendota
Population	9,471	6,915
Median age	40.5 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,246	$58,939
Median home value	$109,500	$121,100
Median gross rent	$1,011	$826
Housing units	4,497	3,088
Homeownership rate	62.7%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaSalle	Mendota
Population	9,147 → 9,471 (+3.5%)	7,057 → 6,915 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$49,792 → $54,246 (+8.9%)	$54,188 → $58,939 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $109,500 (+18.3%)	$108,600 → $121,100 (+11.5%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $1,011 (+20.8%)	$595 → $826 (+38.8%)

LaSalle

Population

9,1479,471

Median household income

$49,792$54,246

Median home value

$92,600$109,500

Median gross rent

$837$1,011

Mendota

Population

7,0576,915

Median household income

$54,188$58,939

Median home value

$108,600$121,100

Median gross rent

$595$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaSalle	Mendota
Under 5	6.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	11.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.2%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.2%
75 and over	10.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaSalle	Mendota
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	68.2%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaSalle	Mendota
No high school diploma	14.5%	15.5%
High school graduate	37.9%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaSalle	Mendota
Drove alone	85.2%	82.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	12.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.4%	2.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaSalle	Mendota
1-unit, detached	71.9%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	5.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	LaSalle	Mendota
Poverty rate	18.6%	13.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1954	1962