COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mendota vs Abingdon
PLACE A
Mendota, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Abingdon, Virginia
Mendota is 97% smaller than Abingdon. Mendota earns more, with a median household income $56,706 higher. Abingdon has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -8%).
MENDOTAABINGDONDIFFERENCE
Total population2698,284−97% vs Abingdon
Population density1,0151,030−15
Population growth-7.6%2.3%−9.8 pts
Median age39.846.4−6.6
Male53.1%48.0%+5.2 pts
Female46.9%52.0%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born6.8%3.1%+3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.6%90.7%−8.1 pts
Black1.9%4.0%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%1.8%−0.3 pts
Asian4.3%1.9%+2.4 pts
Other9.7%1.6%+8.1 pts
Median household income$111,250$54,544+$56,706
Per capita income$56,484$48,002+$8,482
Poverty rate12.6%15.9%−3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.585−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%36.5%+4.6 pts
Graduate degree12.6%15.0%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%3.0%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation72.5%55.7%+16.8 pts
Median home value$320,000$228,000+$92,000
Median gross rent$875$838+$37
Owner-occupied77.3%57.7%+19.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.8%11.3%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households64.7%29.9%+34.8 pts
Average commute21.116.0+5.1
Worked from home22.4%7.0%+15.4 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.4%+1.3 pts
Uninsured4.9%3.9%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025