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Mendota, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Mendota is a Census city of 6,994 people across 5.13 square miles of land, in LaSalle County. Median household income is $51,632, 62.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mendota
What Mendota is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.13 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,364
- County holding the largest share of its areaLaSalle County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mendota
How many people live in Mendota
- Population6,994
- Median age37.8
- Population under 181,591
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,277
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent
- Households2,809
- Family households1,905
- Share of households that are families67.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mendota
Income and work in Mendota
- Median household income$51,632 plus or minus $13,224
- Per capita income$31,295
- Civilian labor force3,710
- Employed3,531
- Unemployed179 plus or minus 86
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over4,704
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mendota
Housing in Mendota
- Housing units3,116
- Occupied units2,809
- Vacant units307 plus or minus 143
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied1,753
- Renter occupied1,056
- Ownership rate62.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$134,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$773
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units2,137
- Share single family68.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more827 plus or minus 228
- Share in buildings of two or more26.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes152 plus or minus 59
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mendota
How Mendota gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,450
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,634
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more922 plus or minus 199
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mendota
SBA loans in Mendota (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,851,000
- Average approval$462,750
- Median approval$456,500
- Largest approval$838,000
- Jobs supported33
- Jobs per approval8.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term162 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mendota, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mendota
SBA loans in Mendota (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,086,000
- Average approval$1,086,000
- Median approval$1,086,000
- Largest approval$1,086,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mendota, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mendota
Flood risk in Mendota
- NFIP communityCity of Mendota
- NFIP community number170403
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/19/14
The City of Mendota participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170403 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
LaSalle County, not Mendota
LaSalle County context, not Mendota figures
- Establishments in LaSalle County2,523
- Covered employment, LaSalle County39,242
- Average annual pay, LaSalle County$58,537
- Housing units permitted, LaSalle County77
Every figure in this section is published for LaSalle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mendota.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mendota questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mendota, Illinois?
6,994, in 2,809 households. Mendota city covers 5.13 square miles of land, which is 1,364 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mendota in?
LaSalle County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mendota?
$51,632. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $134,100. Median gross rent is $773 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mendota businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $456,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mendota, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mendota borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mendota. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mendota in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mendota appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mendota, city of, community 170403, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mendota figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for LaSalle County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mendota.
Is zoning published for Mendota?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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