Mendon

Population: 1,131
Median household income: $62,778
Median home value: $108,500

Mendon is a community in Adams County, Illinois, home to 1,131 residents. The median household income of $62,778 is in line with the Adams County median ($64,962).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mendon's population grew 34.2% from 843 to 1,131, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $89,900 to $108,500.

The typical home was built around 1969. 13.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,131
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,778
Median home value: $108,500
Median gross rent: $661
Housing units: 445
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8431,131

Median household income

$53,421$62,778

Median home value

$89,900$108,500

Median gross rent

$779$661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	843	$53,421	$89,900	$779
2020	1,092	$56,000	$86,200	$759
2021	1,119	$56,875	$88,000	$805
2022	1,131	$65,875	$98,700	$842
2023	1,131	$62,778	$108,500	$661

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1727.1%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	4.1%
5 to 17	306	27.1%
18 to 24	58	5.1%
25 to 34	100	8.8%
35 to 44	173	15.3%
45 to 54	169	14.9%
55 to 64	121	10.7%
65 to 74	95	8.4%
75 and over	63	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,108	98.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's44.5%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	7.8%
High school graduate	255	35.4%
Some college or associate's	321	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	67	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	462	86.5%
Carpooled	32	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	87	16.7%
15 to 29 min	337	64.7%
30 to 44 min	83	15.9%
45 to 59 min	6	1.2%
60+ min	8	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 13.9% (150 of 1,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	275	68.1%
Nonfamily households	129	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	404	90.8%
Vacant	41	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	313	77.5%
Renter-occupied	91	22.5%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	350	78.7%
1-unit, attached	5	1.1%
2 to 4 units	36	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	54	12.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1748307
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0892, -91.2858