Mendon

Population: 839
Median household income: $82,031
Median home value: $123,000

Mendon, a community in St. Joseph County, Michigan, has 839 residents. Its median household income of $82,031 runs above the St. Joseph County figure of $64,707.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mendon's population declined 10.6% from 939 to 839, while its median home value rose 48.6% from $82,800 to $123,000.

16.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 839
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $82,031
Median home value: $123,000
Median gross rent: $989
Housing units: 328
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

939839

Median household income

$62,917$82,031

Median home value

$82,800$123,000

Median gross rent

$834$989

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	939	$62,917	$82,800	$834
2020	835	$65,000	$89,400	$863
2021	815	$73,359	$103,200	$821
2022	811	$78,239	$114,000	$875
2023	839	$82,031	$123,000	$989

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42	5.0%
5 to 17	176	21.0%
18 to 24	98	11.7%
25 to 34	81	9.7%
35 to 44	89	10.6%
45 to 54	109	13.0%
55 to 64	142	16.9%
65 to 74	76	9.1%
75 and over	26	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	815	97.1%
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	22	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's47.0%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	9.2%
High school graduate	145	27.7%
Some college or associate's	246	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	52	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	318	76.6%
Carpooled	58	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	151	38.6%
15 to 29 min	124	31.7%
30 to 44 min	57	14.6%
45 to 59 min	22	5.6%
60+ min	37	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 9.7% (81 of 839)

	Count	Share
Family households	238	74.1%
Nonfamily households	83	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	321	97.9%
Vacant	7	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	262	81.6%
Renter-occupied	59	18.4%

1-unit, detached91.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	300	91.5%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	22	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2652980
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.0085, -85.4540