Mendota

Population: 6,915
Median household income: $58,939
Median home value: $121,100

Mendota, a community in LaSalle County, Illinois, has 6,915 residents. The median household income of $58,939 is below the LaSalle County median ($72,281).

From 2019 to 2023, Mendota's population declined 2.0% from 7,057 to 6,915, while its median home value rose 11.5% from $108,600 to $121,100.

17.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,915
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,939
Median home value: $121,100
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 3,088
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0576,915

Median household income

$54,188$58,939

Median home value

$108,600$121,100

Median gross rent

$595$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,057	$54,188	$108,600	$595
2020	6,927	$58,974	$107,200	$696
2021	6,996	$61,250	$104,600	$744
2022	6,961	$60,601	$122,200	$774
2023	6,915	$58,939	$121,100	$826

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	326	4.7%
5 to 17	1,190	17.2%
18 to 24	714	10.3%
25 to 34	960	13.9%
35 to 44	727	10.5%
45 to 54	906	13.1%
55 to 64	708	10.2%
65 to 74	708	10.2%
75 and over	676	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,715	68.2%
Black or African American	34	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	43	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	160	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,960	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	728	15.5%
High school graduate	1,636	34.9%
Some college or associate's	1,498	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	529	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	294	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,717	82.0%
Carpooled	406	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	55	1.7%
Bicycle	16	0.5%
Worked from home	69	2.1%
Other means	50	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,601	49.4%
15 to 29 min	805	24.8%
30 to 44 min	516	15.9%
45 to 59 min	102	3.1%
60+ min	220	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 13.9% (934 of 6,732)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,900	67.8%
Nonfamily households	904	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,804	90.8%
Vacant	284	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,877	66.9%
Renter-occupied	927	33.1%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,281	73.9%
1-unit, attached	7	0.2%
2 to 4 units	420	13.6%
5 to 19 units	169	5.5%
20 or more units	110	3.6%
Mobile home & other	101	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1748333
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.5567, -89.1005