Emory vs Mendota

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

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

Emory has the higher population (1,135 vs 125 in Mendota). Emory has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $146,300 in Mendota). Since 2019, Emory's population has grown faster (-1.7% vs -19.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Emory	Mendota
Population	1,135	125
Median age	21.2 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	—
Median home value	$203,800	$146,300
Housing units	210	40
Homeownership rate	92.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emory	Mendota
Population	1,155 → 1,135 (-1.7%)	155 → 125 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$69,643 → $62,500 (-10.3%)	$47,177 → $73,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$222,000 → $203,800 (-8.2%)	$144,700 → $146,300 (+1.1%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $950 (+31.0%)	—

Emory

Population

1,1551,135

Median household income

$69,643$62,500

Median home value

$222,000$203,800

Median gross rent

$725$950

Mendota

Population

155125

Median household income

$47,177$73,750

Median home value

$144,700$146,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emory	Mendota
Under 5	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.9%	7.2%
18 to 24	58.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.7%	4.0%
45 to 54	5.7%	47.2%
55 to 64	4.8%	25.6%
65 to 74	2.1%	16.0%
75 and over	10.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emory	Mendota
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	17.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emory	Mendota
No high school diploma	1.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.6%	75.0%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emory	Mendota
Drove alone	27.5%	88.2%
Carpooled	2.4%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	40.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emory	Mendota
1-unit, detached	92.9%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	50.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emory	Mendota
Poverty rate	4.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.46	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1977	1965