Mendota vs New Trier

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

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

Mendota has the higher population (183 vs 77 in New Trier). Mendota has the higher median household income ($108,333 vs $94,063 in New Trier). Mendota has the higher median home value ($335,000 vs $225,000 in New Trier).

Population, income & housing

	Mendota	New Trier
Population	183	77
Median age	44.5 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$108,333	$94,063
Median home value	$335,000	$225,000
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	82	33
Homeownership rate	79.2%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mendota	New Trier
Population	157 → 183 (+16.6%)	93 → 77 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$67,813 → $108,333 (+59.8%)	$83,750 → $94,063 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$231,300 → $335,000 (+44.8%)	$200,000 → $225,000 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $850 (-2.9%)	—

Mendota

Population

157183

Median household income

$67,813$108,333

Median home value

$231,300$335,000

Median gross rent

$875$850

New Trier

Population

9377

Median household income

$83,750$94,063

Median home value

$200,000$225,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mendota	New Trier
Under 5	6.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.0%
18 to 24	2.7%	13.0%
25 to 34	16.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.3%	15.6%
45 to 54	26.2%	9.1%
55 to 64	8.2%	18.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	14.3%
75 and over	4.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mendota	New Trier
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mendota	New Trier
No high school diploma	2.9%	3.6%
High school graduate	29.2%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mendota	New Trier
Drove alone	73.1%	97.9%
Carpooled	2.2%	2.1%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.4%	0.0%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mendota	New Trier
1-unit, detached	84.1%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Mendota	New Trier
Poverty rate	12.6%	11.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	37
Median year structure built	1954	1958