Mendocino County, California (CA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,591
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,389
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,344 (it was 12,877 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 39% |
State: | 44% |
Land area: 3509 sq. mi.
Water area: 369.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (low).
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Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (19.1%), Educational, health and social services (17.1%), Construction (10.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 38%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 47%
- Unpaid family work: 2%
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Races in Mendocino County, California:
- White Non-Hispanic Alone (65.2%)
- Hispanic or Latino (25.0%)
- Two or more races (4.6%)
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone (3.0%)
- Asian alone (1.3%)
Median resident age: | ![]() |
California median age: | ![]() |
Males: 42,946 | ![]() |
Females: 44,682 | ![]() |

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Mendocino County: | 2.0 people |
California: | 3 people |
This county: | $43,809 |
California: | $67,739 |
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $881 (lower quartile is $636, upper quartile is $1,188)
This county: | $881 |
State: | $1252 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $333,900 (it was $165,000 in 2000)
Mendocino: | $333,900 |
California: | $477,500 |
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $480,461Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,666
Here: $480,461 State: $662,746
Townhouses or other attached units: $2,603,212
Here: $2,603,212 State: $572,965
In 2-unit structures: $1,206,095
Here: $1,206,095 State: $907,600
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,879
Here: $178,879 State: $578,996
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $167,614
Here: $167,614 State: $548,947
Mobile homes: $181,579
Here: $181,579 State: $109,501
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $278,723
Here: $278,723 State: $63,398
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $415
Institutionalized population: 870
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 20
- Robberies: 24
- Assaults: 265
- Burglaries: 285
- Thefts: 410
- Auto thefts: 10
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 6
- Rapes: 16
- Robberies: 17
- Assaults: 286
- Burglaries: 331
- Thefts: 458
- Auto thefts: 8
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2004: 356 buildings, average cost: $92,700
- 2005: 281 buildings, average cost: $110,700
- 2006: 272 buildings, average cost: $152,400
- 2007: 220 buildings, average cost: $153,700
- 2008: 143 buildings, average cost: $136,800
- 2009: 112 buildings, average cost: $151,000
- 2010: 122 buildings, average cost: $150,300
- 2011: 102 buildings, average cost: $124,100
- 2012: 72 buildings, average cost: $150,400
- 2013: 111 buildings, average cost: $116,500
- 2014: 104 buildings, average cost: $132,600
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,574 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,748 (0.5%)
Mendocino County: | 19.5% |
California: | 14.3% |
Median age of residents in 2016: 42.8 years old
(Males: 40.9 years old, Females: 44.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52.4 years old, Black residents: 43.3 years old, American Indian residents: 45.7 years old, Asian residents: 41.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.3 years old, Other race residents: 31.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mendocino County is $620 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1028 a month.
Cities in this county include: Ukiah, Redwood-Potter, Fort Bragg, Willits, Laytonville-Leggett, Brooktrails, Hopland, Redwood Valley, Laytonville, Covelo.
Zip code | City | Number of tests | Number of tests >= 4 pCi/L |
---|---|---|---|
95410 | Albion | 1 | 0 |
95415 | Boonville | 2 | 0 |
95428 | Covelo | 1 | 0 |
95437 | Fort Bragg | 10 | 4 |
95456 | Littleriver | 1 | 0 |
95459 | Manchester | 2 | 0 |
95460 | Mendocino | 2 | 0 |
95463 | Navarro | 1 | 0 |
95468 | Point Arena | 2 | 0 |
95469 | Potter Valley | 5 | 2 |
95470 | Redwood Valley | 4 | 0 |
95482 | Ukiah | 14 | 0 |
95490 | Willits | 7 | 0 |
2012 air pollution in Mendocino County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 13.1 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 5.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Adams County, Colorado , Clay County, Kansas
, Dundy County, Nebraska
, Franklin County, Nebraska
, Graham County, Kansas
, Morgan County, Colorado
, Phillips County, Kansas
, Shelby County, Illinois
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Here: | 4.6% |
California: | 5.5% |
Current college students: 4,500
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 11,322 (31.7% naturalized citizens)
Mendocino County: | 12.9% |
Whole state: | 27.2% |
- 8982010 or later
- 3,2082000 to 2009
- 2,8431990 to 1999
- 2,3221980 to 1989
- 1,2231970 to 1979
- 1,541Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 29,608
- One, attached: 881
- Two: 1,050
- 3 or 4: 1,303
- 5 to 9: 1,875
- 10 to 19: 346
- 20 to 49: 739
- 50 or more: 385
- Mobile homes: 4,645
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Mendocino County with a mortgage: 8,920 (682 second mortgage, 729 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,187
Here: | 42.1% with mortgage |
State: | 71.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Mendocino County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 15,081 | 11 |
Other | 6,014 | 29 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,912 | 54 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,730 | 25 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 59,104 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Mendocino County: | 5.93 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.70 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Mendocino County: | 4.42 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 13.84 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Mendocino County: | 7.1% |
California: | 7.3% |
Mendocino County: | 20.4% |
State: | 21.3% |
Here: | 19.5% |
State: | 17.9% |
Agriculture in Mendocino County:
Average size of farms: 598 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $80,276
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2782.96
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.87%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $75,600
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.37%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 76.37%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39,165
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.83
Corn for grain: 3 harvested acres
Vegetables: 326 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 21,203 acres
Earthquake activity:
Mendocino County-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 650% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from Mendocino County center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 145.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from the county center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
On 1/22/1923 at 09:04:18, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 127.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 129.3 miles away from Mendocino County center
On 9/1/1994 at 15:15:53, a magnitude 7.1 (6.6 MB, 7.0 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 143.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- California Wildfires, Incident Period: June 20, 2008 to August 20, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3287: June 28, 2008, FEMA Id: 3287, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: December 17, 2005 to January 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1628: February 03, 2006, FEMA Id: 1628, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- California Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1998 to April 30, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1203: February 09, 1998, FEMA Id: 1203, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- California Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 1996 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1155: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1155, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: February 13, 1995 to April 19, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1046: March 12, 1995, FEMA Id: 1046, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: January 03, 1995 to February 10, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1044: January 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1044, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
- California Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Mud & Landslides, Flooding, Incident Period: January 05, 1993 to March 20, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-979: February 03, 1993, FEMA Id: 979, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Landslide, Flood
- California Severe Freeze, Incident Period: December 19, 1990 to January 03, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-894: February 11, 1991, FEMA Id: 894, Natural disaster type: Freeze
- California SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: February 12, 1986 to March 10, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-758: February 21, 1986, FEMA Id: 758, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Mendocino County (17) is greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 9, Landslides: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Personal care and service occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Mexico (70%)
- India (3%)
- Philippines (2%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (2%)
- Canada (1%)
- El Salvador (1%)
- Germany (1%)
- American (6%)
- German (5%)
- English (5%)
- Irish (4%)
- Italian (4%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 28,255 (75.0%)
- Carpooled: 3,608 (9.6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 162 (0.4%)
- Ferryboat: 4 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 233 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 424 (1.1%)
- Walked: 1,856 (4.9%)
- Worked at home: 3,247 (8.6%)
People in group quarters in Mendocino County, California in 2000:
- 463 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 398 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 370 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 340 people in nursing homes
- 196 people in religious group quarters
- 90 people in other group homes
- 69 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 51 people in other workers' dormitories
- 46 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 41 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 26 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 7 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 6 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
People in group quarters in Mendocino County, California in 2010:
- 413 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 411 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 345 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 249 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 202 people in state prisons
- 136 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 75 people in college/university student housing
- 69 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 68 people in group homes intended for adults
- 42 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 22 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 5 people in correctional residential facilities
- 5 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 2 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
4.18% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,897 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.18% |
California average: | 5.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.75% relocated from other counties in California ($27,675 average AGI)
1.43% relocated from other states ($9,222 average AGI)
Mendocino County: 1.43% California average: 1.68%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Sonoma County, CA | ![]() |
from Lake County, CA | ![]() |
from Sacramento County, CA | ![]() |
from Humboldt County, CA | ![]() |
from Alameda County, CA | ![]() |
from Los Angeles County, CA | ![]() |
from Contra Costa County, CA | ![]() |
5.02% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,166 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.02% |
California average: | 5.12% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($182 average AGI)
Mendocino County: 0.03% California average: 0.10%
3.35% relocated to other counties in California ($23,816 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($12,168 average AGI)
Mendocino County: 1.64% California average: 1.74%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Sonoma County, CA | ![]() |
to Lake County, CA | ![]() |
to Sacramento County, CA | ![]() |
to Humboldt County, CA | ![]() |
to Alameda County, CA | ![]() |
to Los Angeles County, CA | ![]() |
to Butte County, CA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 15,490 (12,170 aged, 3,320 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,446 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Mendocino County, California in 1999 - 2014:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (952)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (787)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (655)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (579)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (458)
- Congestive heart failure (317)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (282)
- Unspecified dementia (258)
- Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (246)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (233)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 59.3. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 177.9. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 92.2
- Poisoning - 37.9
- Suffocation - 36.2
- Other - 11.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 87,628- In family households: 66,987 (9,521 male householders, 11,336 female householders)
13,801 spouses, 25,552 children (23,619 natural, 860 adopted, 1,073 stepchildren), 1,211 grandchildren, 490 brothers or sisters, 1,031 parents, 783 other relatives, 3,262 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18,548 (6,813 male householders (4,952 living alone)), 7,769 female householders (6,793 living alone)), 3,966 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,093
Size of family households: 9,277 2-persons, 4,524 3-persons, 3,850 4-persons, 2,172 5-persons, 860 6-persons, 174 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 11,745 1-person, 2,427 2-persons, 320 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 26 5-persons.
9,443 married couples with children.
8,274 single-parent households (3,328 men, 4,946 women).
78.8% of residents of Mendocino speak English at home.
18.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $558,358,000 ($6,305 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,849,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $225,352,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $118,696,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,024,000
Federal grants: $185,689,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,936,000 ($612,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,660,000 ($582,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,233,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,115,000
Federal Government insurance: $110,918,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,617Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
State: | 77 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,446
Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
State: | 34 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,853
Here: | +21 per 1000 residents |
State: | +39 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,010
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.02 millions of gallons per day (61% from ground, 39% from surface)
Here: | 5.2 |
State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.0 |
- 1982014 or later
- 4102010 to 2013
- 3,3182000 to 2009
- 3,9371990 to 1999
- 8,0361980 to 1989
- 9,5251970 to 1979
- 3,4591960 to 1969
- 5,8491950 to 1959
- 2,4851940 to 1949
- 3,6251939 or earlier
- 411 room
- 4052 rooms
- 1,3313 rooms
- 3,9014 rooms
- 6,2545 rooms
- 3,7896 rooms
- 2,3097 rooms
- 1,2228 rooms
- 8559+ rooms
- 6991 room
- 1,4212 rooms
- 2,3873 rooms
- 4,0984 rooms
- 4,4705 rooms
- 1,5386 rooms
- 4327 rooms
- 2258 rooms
- 629+ rooms
- 41no bedroom
- 1,2761 bedroom
- 7,5682 bedrooms
- 9,4343 bedrooms
- 1,2754 bedrooms
- 5135+ bedrooms
- 699no bedroom
- 3,3391 bedroom
- 5,9042 bedrooms
- 4,6923 bedrooms
- 6364 bedrooms
- 625+ bedrooms
- 245no vehicle
- 6,9061 vehicle
- 7,8662 vehicles
- 3,2353 vehicles
- 1,5454 vehicles
- 3105+ vehicles
- 1,512no vehicle
- 5,6681 vehicle
- 5,9662 vehicles
- 1,4883 vehicles
- 5654 vehicles
- 1335+ vehicles
85.0% of Mendocino County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in California.
Mendocino County: | 85.0% |
State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 56,097
- Other state: 19,307
- Northeast: 4,216
- Midwest: 5,321
- South: 3,596
- West: 6,174
- 32.0%Utility gas
- 26.9%Wood
- 22.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.4%Electricity
- 4.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 33.2%Utility gas
- 24.9%Electricity
- 22.1%Wood
- 17.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 448
Here: | 4.8% |
California: | 7.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 441
Here: | 9.3% |
California: | 7.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 852
Here: | 23.6% |
California: | 15.5% |
Mendocino County government finances - Expenditure in 2006:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $22,294,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $758,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,122,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $740,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $29,752,000
Health - Other: $24,151,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,571,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,764,000
Police Protection: $10,662,000
Regular Highways: $10,096,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,300,000
General - Other: $7,116,000
Central Staff Services: $4,123,000
Financial Administration: $3,053,000
Corrections - Other: $2,983,000
General Public Buildings: $2,447,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,873,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,544,000
Libraries: $1,289,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,164,000
Sewerage: $1,006,000
Air Transportation: $326,000
Parks and Recreation: $291,000
Water Utilities: $115,000
Housing and Community Development: $62,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $20,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $0
- Employee Retirement - Corporate Stocks: $114,622,000
Total Cash and Deposits: $45,796,000
Corporate Bonds: $36,511,000
Other Investments - Other: $33,330,000
Benefit Payments: $12,818,000
Withdrawals: $1,068,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,361,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,401,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,654,000
Public Welfare - Other: $295,000
Police Protection: $292,000
Regular Highways: $251,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $168,000
Air Transportation: $99,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $60,000
Health - Other: $31,000
Correctional Institutions: $24,000
Financial Administration: $21,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Central Staff Services: $5,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $69,342,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
Mendocino County government finances - Revenue in 2006:
- Charges - All Other: $10,943,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,921,000
Sewerage: $1,735,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $814,000
Regular Highways: $116,000
Air Transportation: $45,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Hospital Public: $0
- Employee Retirement - Earnings on Investments (calculated): $11,871,000
From Parent Local Government: $7,537,000
Local Employee Contribution: $5,967,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $236,000
General Local Government Support: $234,000
All Other: $201,000
Education: $21,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $669,000
All Other: $424,000
Housing and Community Development: $27,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,419,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,209,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,507,000
Rents: $42,000
Special Assessments: $26,000
Sale of Property: $16,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $136,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $54,452,000
Education: $28,719,000
Health and Hospitals: $16,951,000
All Other: $12,210,000
Highways: $7,148,000
General Local Government Support: $6,361,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $31,632,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,808,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,186,000
Other License: $1,505,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,129,000
Public Utilities Sales: $789,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $719,000
NEC: $0
Mendocino County government finances - Debt in 2006:
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,436,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $126,061,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,710,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,710,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,375,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,000,000
Mendocino County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,799,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $55,080,000
Total Other Securities: $25,310,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,129,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,258,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,903
- Number of aged recipients: 432
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,471
- Number of recipients under 18: 246
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,823
- Number of recipients older than 64: 834
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,871
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,331
Most common first names in Mendocino County, CA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 488 | 74.9 years |
William | 430 | 74.3 years |
Robert | 400 | 70.9 years |
Mary | 329 | 80.5 years |
James | 329 | 70.0 years |
Charles | 269 | 74.8 years |
George | 267 | 76.0 years |
Helen | 195 | 79.7 years |
Frank | 172 | 77.0 years |
Joseph | 165 | 74.9 years |
Most common last names in Mendocino County, CA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 175 | 76.3 years |
Johnson | 168 | 77.3 years |
Brown | 115 | 77.4 years |
Williams | 105 | 78.1 years |
Miller | 91 | 74.4 years |
Jones | 89 | 71.5 years |
Anderson | 82 | 78.1 years |
Wilson | 79 | 75.3 years |
Thompson | 60 | 75.2 years |
Davis | 59 | 75.6 years |
Businesses in Mendocino County, CA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 6 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 17 | |
Best Western | 3 | McDonald's | 4 | |
Big O Tires | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
Burger King | 2 | Nike | 5 | |
CVS | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
Carl\s Jr. | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Circle K | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Curves | 3 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
Dennys | 2 | Starbucks | 5 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
FedEx | 15 | Subway | 3 | |
GNC | 3 | Super 8 | 3 | |
GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Toyota | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Travelodge | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | True Value | 5 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | U-Haul | 5 | |
Home Depot | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 6 | |
Honda | 1 | UPS | 13 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Vans | 3 | |
Jack In The Box | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Vons | 3 | |
KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kroger | 1 | World Gym | 1 |
Mendocino County on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"