Abingdon vs Mendota

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

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

Abingdon has the higher population (8,332 vs 125 in Mendota). Abingdon has the higher median home value ($217,700 vs $146,300 in Mendota). Since 2019, Abingdon's population has grown faster (+4.7% vs -19.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Abingdon	Mendota
Population	8,332	125
Median age	46.8 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,976	—
Median home value	$217,700	$146,300
Median gross rent	$794	—
Housing units	4,505	40
Homeownership rate	56.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abingdon	Mendota
Population	7,960 → 8,332 (+4.7%)	155 → 125 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$45,848 → $54,976 (+19.9%)	$47,177 → $73,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$169,500 → $217,700 (+28.4%)	$144,700 → $146,300 (+1.1%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $794 (+14.7%)	—

Abingdon

Population

7,9608,332

Median household income

$45,848$54,976

Median home value

$169,500$217,700

Median gross rent

$692$794

Mendota

Population

155125

Median household income

$47,177$73,750

Median home value

$144,700$146,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abingdon	Mendota
Under 5	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.6%	7.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	4.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	47.2%
55 to 64	15.8%	25.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	16.0%
75 and over	11.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abingdon	Mendota
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abingdon	Mendota
No high school diploma	7.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.3%	75.0%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abingdon	Mendota
Drove alone	85.1%	88.2%
Carpooled	3.1%	11.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abingdon	Mendota
1-unit, detached	55.4%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	50.0%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Abingdon	Mendota
Poverty rate	13.4%	0.0%
Average household size	1.98	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1978	1965