Mendota is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 12,530 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mendota is the 387th largest community in California. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mendota, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mendota, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mendota’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Mendota does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $46,458.00.

In Mendota, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.63 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Mendota does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Mendota ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.53% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mendota in 2022 was $14,474, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,896 for a family of four. However, Mendota contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mendota also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.31% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Mendota is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mendota home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Mendota, accounting for 99.12% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Mendota residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mendota include European, Scots-Irish, German, Irish, and Dutch.

Mendota also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 47.59%.

The most common language spoken in Mendota is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Scandinavian languages.