Illinois · Census place 48333
Mendota, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Mendota, Illinois (Mendota, IL — Census place “Mendota city”) is 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. Looking for the Mendota Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Mendota, IL: 61342.
- 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
Mendota ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mendota.
The Mendota IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
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
Mendota city, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Mendota city is a mid-size town in Illinois, with 6,915 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #286 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 80% of them. The median age here is 39.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Mendota city earn a median of $58,939 a year, 25% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Mendota city is valued at $121,100, 60.1% below the national figure and 32% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $826 a month, 41.3% below the national figure, or roughly $9,912 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 66.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Mount Carmel city 6,892
- Stickney village 6,957
- Calumet Park village 6,836
- Robinson city 7,005
- Chester city 6,830
- Clinton city 7,012
- Litchfield city 6,814
- Benton city 7,076
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Mendota city?
- Mendota city has 6,915 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #286 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in Mendota city?
- Median household income in Mendota city is $58,939 a year, 25% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mendota city?
- Median gross rent is $826 a month and the median home value is $121,100, so rent absorbs about 16.8% of median household income.
- Is Mendota city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mendota city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Mendota city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.