Being a small city, Mendota does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Mendota citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.88% of adults 25 and older in Mendota have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mendota in 2022 was $30,024, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,096 for a family of four. However, Mendota contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mendota is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mendota home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mendota residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mendota also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.63% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mendota include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Mendota is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
