Mendota Heights

Population: 11,644
Median household income: $132,935
Median home value: $504,100

Mendota Heights is a community in Dakota County, Minnesota, home to 11,644 residents. Its median household income of $132,935 runs above the Dakota County figure of $105,212.

From 2019 to 2023, Mendota Heights's population grew 3.1% from 11,289 to 11,644, while its median home value rose 28.4% from $392,600 to $504,100.

The median gross rent is $1,557. 67.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,644
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $132,935
Median home value: $504,100
Median gross rent: $1,557
Housing units: 4,879
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,28911,644

Median household income

$121,214$132,935

Median home value

$392,600$504,100

Median gross rent

$1,127$1,557

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,289	$121,214	$392,600	$1,127
2020	11,339	$119,347	$402,600	$881
2021	11,681	$123,788	$419,000	$879
2022	11,642	$129,800	$477,900	$1,268
2023	11,644	$132,935	$504,100	$1,557

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	623	5.4%
5 to 17	1,885	16.2%
18 to 24	825	7.1%
25 to 34	915	7.9%
35 to 44	1,390	11.9%
45 to 54	1,304	11.2%
55 to 64	1,850	15.9%
65 to 74	1,637	14.1%
75 and over	1,215	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,240	79.4%
Black or African American	96	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	442	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	109	0.9%
Two or more races	1,293	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	452	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate7.7%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree37.7%

Graduate or professional degree30.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	151	1.8%
High school graduate	640	7.7%
Some college or associate's	1,875	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,132	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,513	30.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home28.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,930	66.1%
Carpooled	214	3.6%
Public transit	48	0.8%
Walked	36	0.6%
Bicycle	21	0.4%
Worked from home	1,673	28.1%
Other means	28	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,084	25.3%
15 to 29 min	2,264	52.9%
30 to 44 min	695	16.2%
45 to 59 min	135	3.2%
60+ min	99	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 2.6% (307 of 11,637)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,398	71.7%
Nonfamily households	1,342	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,740	97.2%
Vacant	139	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,805	80.3%
Renter-occupied	935	19.7%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached15.2%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units15.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,035	62.2%
1-unit, attached	742	15.2%
2 to 4 units	261	5.3%
5 to 19 units	67	1.4%
20 or more units	769	15.8%
Mobile home & other	5	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2741696
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.97 sq mi
Center point: 44.8789, -93.1339