Illinois · Census place 48333
Mendota city, IL
Quick answer
Mendota city has 6,915 residents, ranking #286 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $58,939, the median home is worth $121,100 and median gross rent runs $826 a month.
- Population
- 6,915Mendota city residents
- Median household income
- $58,939Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $121,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $826Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.9%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 16.8% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.9% of residents and 66.9% 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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