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Mendota Heights, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Mendota Heights is a Census city of 11,612 people across 9.07 square miles of land, in Dakota County. Median household income is $132,768, 78.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mendota Heights
What Mendota Heights is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.07 sq mi
- Water area0.97 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,280
- County holding the largest share of its areaDakota 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.
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How many people live in Mendota Heights
- Population11,612
- Median age47.0
- Population under 182,450
- Share under 1821.1 percent
- Population 65 and over3,057
- Share 65 and over26.3 percent
- Households4,785
- Family households3,395
- Share of households that are families71.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mendota Heights
- Median household income$132,768
- Per capita income$72,329
- Civilian labor force6,044
- Employed5,958
- Unemployed86 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over8,332
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree31.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mendota Heights
- Housing units4,906
- Occupied units4,785
- Vacant units121 plus or minus 98
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied3,767
- Renter occupied1,018 plus or minus 206
- Ownership rate78.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$520,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,631
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent
- Single family units3,769
- Share single family76.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,132
- Share in buildings of two or more23.1 percent
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mendota Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,057
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,106
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more748 plus or minus 217
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Drove alone65.5 percent
- Carpooled2.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Worked from home30.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mendota Heights (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$4,508,400
- Average approval$375,700
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$1,360,000
- Jobs supported216
- Jobs per approval18.0
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mendota Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have 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.
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SBA loans in Mendota Heights (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$5,414,000
- Average approval$492,182
- Median approval$273,000
- Largest approval$1,892,000
- Jobs supported258
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mendota Heights, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
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Flood risk in Mendota Heights
- NFIP communityCity of Mendota Heights
- NFIP community number270110
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/11
The City of Mendota Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270110 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.
Dakota County, not Mendota Heights
Dakota County context, not Mendota Heights figures
- Establishments in Dakota County10,964
- Covered employment, Dakota County189,387
- Average annual pay, Dakota County$72,792
- Housing units permitted, Dakota County2,146
Every figure in this section is published for Dakota County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mendota Heights.
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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Common questions
Mendota Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mendota Heights, Minnesota?
11,612, in 4,785 households. Mendota Heights city covers 9.07 square miles of land, which is 1,280 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mendota Heights in?
Dakota 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 Heights?
$132,768. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $520,300. Median gross rent is $1,631 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 Heights businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $4.5 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $5.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mendota Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mendota Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mendota Heights. Only 5 loans have 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 Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mendota Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mendota Heights, city of, community 270110, 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 Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dakota 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 Heights.
Is zoning published for Mendota Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.