About Mendocino

Mendocino is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 761 people and just one neighborhood, Mendocino is the 696th largest community in California.

Mendocino is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mendocino is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mendocino who work in management occupations (22.81%), office and administrative support jobs (19.36%), and sales jobs (10.34%).

Of important note, Mendocino is also a town of artists. Mendocino has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mendocino's character.

A relatively large number of people in Mendocino telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.94% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Mendocino are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. This is certainly the case with Mendocino, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mendocino spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 7.79 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small town, Mendocino doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Mendocino Information and Demographics

The education level of Mendocino citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 40.38% of adults in Mendocino have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mendocino in 2000 was $29,348, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,392 for a family of four.

The people who call Mendocino home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mendocino is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mendocino include English, German, European, Italian, Scottish, Norwegian, French, Portuguese, Irish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Mendocino is English. Some people also speak Italian.