Mendocino County vs Sutter County

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

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

Sutter County has the higher population (98,971 vs 90,709 in Mendocino County). Sutter County has the higher median household income ($75,450 vs $64,688 in Mendocino County). Mendocino County has the higher median home value ($486,000 vs $399,400 in Sutter County).

Population, income & housing

	Mendocino County	Sutter County
Population	90,709	98,971
Median age	43.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,688	$75,450
Median home value	$486,000	$399,400
Median gross rent	$1,325	$1,364
Housing units	41,495	34,681
Homeownership rate	60.9%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mendocino County	Sutter County
Population	87,224 → 90,709 (+4.0%)	96,109 → 98,971 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$51,416 → $64,688 (+25.8%)	$59,050 → $75,450 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$377,500 → $486,000 (+28.7%)	$279,400 → $399,400 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,146 → $1,325 (+15.6%)	$1,033 → $1,364 (+32.0%)

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

Sutter County

Population

96,10998,971

Median household income

$59,050$75,450

Median home value

$279,400$399,400

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,364

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mendocino County	Sutter County
Under 5	5.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	15.0%	9.2%
75 and over	9.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mendocino County	Sutter County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.1%	42.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.7%
Asian	2.2%	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	0.7%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	26.9%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mendocino County	Sutter County
No high school diploma	13.8%	21.2%
High school graduate	26.1%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mendocino County	Sutter County
Drove alone	71.5%	75.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	14.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.9%
Walked	6.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.7%	7.1%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mendocino County	Sutter County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	4.4%
20 or more units	3.0%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Mendocino County	Sutter County
Poverty rate	15.2%	14.8%
Average household size	2.56	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1977	1981