Mendota Heights, MN Population

Overview

11,681

Total Population

46.5

Median age

50.34%

Female population %

98.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

65.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

348

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mendota Heights is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mendota Heights's population under 18 was 21.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mendota Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mendota Heights, 16.10% were under the age of 15, 15.89% aged 15 to 29, 44.39% aged 30 to 64, 21.23% aged 65 to 84, and 2.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 79 more females than males in Mendota Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.34% females and 49.66% males in Mendota Heights, MN.
The Mendota Heights, MN gender ratio is 98.7:100 i.e. 98.7 men to 100 women (0.987).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 490.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 654.

Mendota Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mendota Heights population: 85.02% are White, 0.58% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.94% are Asian, 0.62% are some other race and 10.74% are multiracial.
Mendota Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 348 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,333 (97.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mendota Heights is White with a population of 9,931 (85.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,755 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Mendota Heights's population decreased by 406 (3.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mendota Heights's population increased by 675 (6.09%), 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 Heights's population was lowest in year 2010 at 11,080.