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Mendota, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Mendota is a Census city of 207 people across 0.26 square miles of land, in Dakota County. Median household income is $111,250, 77.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mendota
What Mendota is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.26 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land782 plus or minus 227
- 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.
Mendota
How many people live in Mendota
- Population207 plus or minus 60
- Median age39.8 plus or minus 9.4
- Population under 1847 plus or minus 21
- Share under 1822.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over22 plus or minus 15
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households75 plus or minus 23
- Family households55 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families73.3 percent plus or minus 18.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mendota
Income and work in Mendota
- Median household income$111,250
- Per capita income$56,484 plus or minus $19,733
- Civilian labor force118 plus or minus 42
- Employed113 plus or minus 42
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over151 plus or minus 42
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.1 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.6 percent plus or minus 10.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mendota
- Housing units86 plus or minus 24
- Occupied units75 plus or minus 23
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate12.8 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Owner occupied58 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied17 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate77.3 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$320,000 plus or minus $94,545
- Median gross rent, monthly$875 plus or minus $330
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units71 plus or minus 26
- Share single family82.6 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more17.4 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mendota gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute90 plus or minus 37
- Commuting under 15 minutes25 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more27 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.0 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Drove alone68.1 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home22.4 percent plus or minus 10.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mendota
Flood risk in Mendota
- NFIP communityCity of Mendota
- NFIP community number270109
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/11
The City of Mendota participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270109 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
Dakota County context, not Mendota 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.
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, Minnesota?
207, in 75 households. Mendota city covers 0.26 square miles of land, which is 782 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?
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?
$111,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $320,000. Median gross rent is $875 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mendota in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mendota appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mendota, city of, community 270109, 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 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.
Is zoning published for Mendota?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.