COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mendota vs LaSalle
PLACE A
Mendota, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
LaSalle, Illinois
Mendota is 97% smaller than LaSalle. Mendota earns more, with a median household income $53,518 higher. LaSalle has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -8%).
MENDOTALASALLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2699,388−97% vs LaSalle
Population density1,015698+317
Population growth-7.6%-0.3%−7.3 pts
Median age39.840.2−0.4
Male53.1%50.3%+2.9 pts
Female46.9%49.7%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born6.8%4.7%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.6%75.8%+6.8 pts
Black1.9%4.1%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%16.6%−15.2 pts
Asian4.3%1.3%+3.0 pts
Other9.7%2.1%+7.6 pts
Median household income$111,250$57,732+$53,518
Per capita income$56,484$30,039+$26,445
Poverty rate12.6%18.8%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.417+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%16.8%+24.2 pts
Graduate degree12.6%6.9%+5.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%5.0%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation72.5%66.4%+6.1 pts
Median home value$320,000$113,500+$206,500
Median gross rent$875$1,045−$170
Owner-occupied77.3%64.9%+12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.8%10.6%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households64.7%38.2%+26.5 pts
Average commute21.120.2+0.9
Worked from home22.4%2.1%+20.3 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.3%+1.5 pts
Uninsured4.9%4.5%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025