At a glance facts

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Who lives in Mendota Heights?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 450 4.0%
5-9 years 481 4.3%
10-14 years 717 6.4%
15-17 years 569 5.0%
18-24 years 635 5.6%
25-34 years 967 8.6%
35-44 years 983 8.7%
45-54 years 1,754 15.5%
55-64 years 2,046 18.1%
65-74 years 1,539 13.6%
75-84 years 836 7.4%
85 years and older 307 2.7%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Male 5,530 49.0%
Female 5,754 51.0%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
White 10,553 93.5%
Of Color 731 6.5%
Black or African American suppressed
American Indian and Alaskan Native suppressed
Asian or Pacific Islander 266 2.4%
Other 41 0.4%
Two or more races 288 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino 342 3.0%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 10,834 100.0%
English only 10,186 94.0%
Language other than English 648 6.0%
Speaks English less than "very well" 169 1.6%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 11,272 100.0%
Population with a disability 1,081 9.6%
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Foreign-born residents 524 4.6%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 11,211 100.0%
Same residence 10,126 90.3%
Different residence in the U.S. 1,070 9.5%
Different residence outside the U.S. suppressed

What's Mendota Heights's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 4,646 100.0%
Less than $35,000 628 13.5%
$35,000-$49,999 297 6.4%
$50,000-$74,999 540 11.6%
$75,000-$99,999 537 11.6%
$100,000 or more 2,644 56.9%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $119,615 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 11,261 100.0%
Less than $35,000 628 13.5%
With income below poverty 510 4.5%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 118 1.0%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 158 1.4%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 10,475 93.0%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 567 5.0%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) suppressed
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 1,029 9.1%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) suppressed
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 431 3.8%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 392 3.5%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 498 4.4%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 491 4.4%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 11,272 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 293 2.6%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 4,701 100.0%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) suppressed
Occupied housing units 4,646 98.8%
Average household size 2.4
Owner-occupied 4,180 88.9%
Average household size 2.5
Renter-occupied 466 9.9%
Average household size 1.5
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 407 8.7%
1970-1999 2,778 59.1%
1940-1969 1,278 27.2%
1939 or earlier 238 5.1%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 4,646 100.0%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 3,293 70.9%
With children under 18 years 1,168 25.1%
Married-couple family households 2,963 63.8%
With children under 18 years 979 21.1%
Single-person family households 330 7.1%
With children under 18 years 189 4.1%
Nonfamily households 1,353 29.1%
Householder living alone 1,210 26.0%
65 years and over 730 15.7%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 1,174 25.3%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,868 40.2%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 1,359 29.3%
Moved in 2000-2009 1,165 25.1%
Moved in 1990-1999 1,131 24.3%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 1,131 24.3%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 4,605 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 866 18.8%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 4,159 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 671 16.1%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 446 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 195 43.7%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 446
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $1,096
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 98 2.1%
1 vehicle available 1,120 24.1%
2 vehicles available 2,285 49.2%
3 or more vehicles available 1,143 24.6%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 5,831 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 5,261 90.2%
Public transportation 83 1.4%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 487 8.4%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 5,407 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 510 9.4%
10-19 minutes 2,018 37.3%
20-29 minutes 1,442 26.7%
30 minutes or longer 1,437 26.6%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 8,432 100.0%
Less than high school 131 1.6%
High school diploma or GED 1,021 12.1%
Some college or associate’s degree 1,814 21.5%
Bachelor’s Degree 3,115 36.9%
Graduate or professional Degree 2,351 27.9%
High school graduate or higher 8,301 98.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 5,466 64.8%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 6,373 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 5,107 80.1%
Civilian labor force 5,277 100.0%
Unemployed 170 3.2%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 9,047 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 1,991 22.0%
Age 30 to 54 4,544 50.2%
Age 55 or older 2,512 27.8%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 1,824 20.2%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 1,860 20.6%
$40,000 or more per year 5,363 59.3%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 672 7.4%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation suppressed
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 422 4.7%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 177 2.0%
Construction 282 3.1%
Educational services 862 9.5%
Finance and insurance 777 8.6%
Health care and social assistance 1,233 13.6%
Information 303 3.3%
Management of companies and enterprises 455 5.0%
Manufacturing 572 6.3%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction suppressed
Other services (excluding public administration) 300 3.3%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 777 8.6%
Public administration 420 4.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing 128 1.4%
Retail trade 798 8.8%
Transportation and warehousing 369 4.1%
Utilities 40 0.4%
Wholesale trade 436 4.8%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 7,916 87.5%
Black or African American alone 476 5.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 41 0.5%
Asian alone 478 5.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone suppressed
Two or more race groups 132 1.5%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 462 5.1%
High school or equivalent, no college 1,606 17.8%
Some college or associate degree 2,297 25.4%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 2,691 29.7%