Mendota is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 6,926 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mendota is the 281st largest community in Illinois.

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 is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.88% of adults 25 and older in Mendota have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mendota in 2018 was $30,024, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,096 for a family of four. However, Mendota contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mendota is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mendota home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mendota residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mendota also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.63% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mendota include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

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