Mendon vs River Heights

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

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

River Heights has the higher population (2,179 vs 1,446 in Mendon). Mendon has the higher median household income ($141,563 vs $109,063 in River Heights). Mendon has the higher median home value ($525,000 vs $427,900 in River Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Mendon	River Heights
Population	1,446	2,179
Median age	35.4 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$141,563	$109,063
Median home value	$525,000	$427,900
Median gross rent	$753	$1,134
Housing units	440	707
Homeownership rate	90.5%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.9%	57.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mendon	River Heights
Population	1,214 → 1,446 (+19.1%)	2,162 → 2,179 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$80,000 → $141,563 (+77.0%)	$71,750 → $109,063 (+52.0%)
Median home value	$269,900 → $525,000 (+94.5%)	$257,600 → $427,900 (+66.1%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $753 (+3.9%)	$836 → $1,134 (+35.6%)

Mendon

Population

1,2141,446

Median household income

$80,000$141,563

Median home value

$269,900$525,000

Median gross rent

$725$753

River Heights

Population

2,1622,179

Median household income

$71,750$109,063

Median home value

$257,600$427,900

Median gross rent

$836$1,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mendon	River Heights
Under 5	6.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	24.6%	22.4%
18 to 24	11.4%	13.1%
25 to 34	7.1%	8.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	17.4%	15.7%
55 to 64	15.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	7.4%
75 and over	3.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mendon	River Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	92.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mendon	River Heights
No high school diploma	1.8%	4.5%
High school graduate	17.9%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	21.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mendon	River Heights
Drove alone	68.7%	72.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	18.9%	10.9%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mendon	River Heights
1-unit, detached	90.2%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mendon	River Heights
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.1%
Average household size	3.29	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1992	1975