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Mentor, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Mentor is a Census city of 131 people across 1.90 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $41,667, 78.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $144,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mentor
What Mentor is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.9 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land69 plus or minus 25
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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 Mentor
- Population131 plus or minus 47
- Median age52.5 plus or minus 14.9
- Population under 1814 plus or minus 15
- Share under 1810.7 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Population 65 and over29 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over22.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Households66 plus or minus 20
- Family households31 plus or minus 16
- Share of households that are families47.0 percent plus or minus 19.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mentor
- Median household income$41,667 plus or minus $11,368
- Per capita income$36,313 plus or minus $7,300
- Civilian labor force73 plus or minus 35
- Employed69 plus or minus 34
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over102 plus or minus 35
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.2 percent plus or minus 42.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.9 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mentor
- Housing units82 plus or minus 23
- Occupied units66 plus or minus 20
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate19.5 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Owner occupied52 plus or minus 22
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 8
- Ownership rate78.8 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,700 plus or minus $55,834
- Median gross rent, monthly$675 plus or minus $462
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Single family units66 plus or minus 24
- Share single family80.5 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more8.5 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mentor gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute69 plus or minus 34
- Commuting under 15 minutes30 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.5 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more21 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.4 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Drove alone68.1 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Carpooled2.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.1 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mentor (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$144,000
- Average approval$20,571
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported20
- Jobs per approval2.9
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mentor, 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 Mentor (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$301,000
- Average approval$150,500
- Median approval$150,500
- Largest approval$152,000
- Jobs supported8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mentor, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Mentor
- NFIP communityCity of Mentor
- NFIP community number270367
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/02/76
The City of Mentor participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270367 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.
Polk County, not Mentor
Polk County context, not Mentor figures
- Establishments in Polk County733
- Covered employment, Polk County12,036
- Average annual pay, Polk County$54,723
- Housing units permitted, Polk County44
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mentor.
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.
Coverage
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
Mentor questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mentor, Minnesota?
131, in 66 households. Mentor city covers 1.90 square miles of land, which is 69 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mentor in?
Polk 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 Mentor?
$41,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,700. Median gross rent is $675 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mentor businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $144,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $20,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $301,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mentor, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mentor borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mentor. 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 Mentor in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mentor appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mentor, city of, community 270367, 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 Mentor figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Mentor.
Is zoning published for Mentor?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.