Mendocino County vs Nevada County

A side-by-side comparison of Mendocino County and Nevada County: population, income, housing, and more.

Mendocino County and Nevada County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nevada County has the higher population (102,452 vs 90,709 in Mendocino County). Nevada County has the higher median household income ($84,905 vs $64,688 in Mendocino County). Nevada County has the higher median home value ($602,800 vs $486,000 in Mendocino County).

Population, income & housing

	Mendocino County	Nevada County
Population	90,709	102,452
Median age	43.9 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,688	$84,905
Median home value	$486,000	$602,800
Median gross rent	$1,325	$1,635
Housing units	41,495	53,981
Homeownership rate	60.9%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mendocino County	Nevada County
Population	87,224 → 90,709 (+4.0%)	99,244 → 102,452 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$51,416 → $64,688 (+25.8%)	$66,096 → $84,905 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$377,500 → $486,000 (+28.7%)	$431,000 → $602,800 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,146 → $1,325 (+15.6%)	$1,273 → $1,635 (+28.4%)

Mendocino County

Population

87,22490,709

Median household income

$51,416$64,688

Median home value

$377,500$486,000

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,325

Nevada County

Population

99,244102,452

Median household income

$66,096$84,905

Median home value

$431,000$602,800

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mendocino County	Nevada County
Under 5	5.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	15.0%	17.3%
75 and over	9.0%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mendocino County	Nevada County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.1%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.4%
Asian	2.2%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.4%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.9%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mendocino County	Nevada County
No high school diploma	13.8%	4.9%
High school graduate	26.1%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mendocino County	Nevada County
Drove alone	71.5%	67.2%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	6.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.8%
Worked from home	11.7%	22.1%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mendocino County	Nevada County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	3.1%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Mendocino County	Nevada County
Poverty rate	15.2%	10.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1977	1983