Mendota, CA Population

Overview

12,534

Total Population

24.1

Median age

50.03%

Female population %

99.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

12,175

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mendota's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mendota is 24.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mendota's population under 18 was 39.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mendota's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mendota, 33.81% were under the age of 15, 23.93% aged 15 to 29, 36.21% aged 30 to 64, 5.85% aged 65 to 84, and 0.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 more females than males in Mendota:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.03% females and 49.97% males in Mendota, CA.
The Mendota, CA gender ratio is 99.9:100 i.e. 99.9 men to 100 women (0.999).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 801.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 751.

Mendota's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mendota population: 33.08% are White, 0.24% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 57.07% are some other race and 9.48% are multiracial.
Mendota's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of some other race population in the city.
By ethnicity, 12,175 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 359 (2.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mendota is some other race with a population of 7,153 (57.07% of the total population).

Mendota's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 12,734 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Mendota's population increased by 3,501 (44.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mendota's population increased by 1,336 (11.81%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mendota's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,810.