COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mendota vs Eagan
PLACE A
Mendota, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Eagan, Minnesota
Mendota is 100% smaller than Eagan. Mendota earns more, with a median household income $2,560 higher. Eagan has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -8%).
MENDOTAEAGANDIFFERENCE
Total population26967,109−100% vs Eagan
Population density1,0152,152−1,137
Population growth-7.6%7.2%−14.8 pts
Median age39.839.3+0.5
Male53.1%50.2%+2.9 pts
Female46.9%49.8%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born6.8%14.9%−8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.6%68.4%+14.2 pts
Black1.9%11.5%−9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%7.3%−5.9 pts
Asian4.3%8.5%−4.1 pts
Other9.7%4.4%+5.3 pts
Median household income$111,250$108,690+$2,560
Per capita income$56,484$57,112−$628
Poverty rate12.6%5.9%+6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.415+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%54.7%−13.6 pts
Graduate degree12.6%19.7%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%3.7%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation72.5%72.5%−0.0 pts
Median home value$320,000$397,100−$77,100
Median gross rent$875$1,679−$804
Owner-occupied77.3%67.7%+9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.8%1.8%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households64.7%42.1%+22.6 pts
Average commute21.121.2−0.1
Worked from home22.4%23.9%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work1.7%1.6%+0.1 pts
Uninsured4.9%3.7%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025