California · Census place 46828
Mendota city, CA
Quick answer
Mendota city has 12,554 residents, ranking #444 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $46,458, the median home is worth $250,400 and median gross rent runs $874 a month.
- Population
- 12,554Mendota city residents
- Median household income
- $46,458Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $250,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $874Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 24.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mendota city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mendota city median would spend about 22.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.3% of residents and 47.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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