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: Educational, health and social services (18.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.3%), Construction (11.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 38%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 48%
- Unpaid family work: 2%
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Races in Mendocino County, California:
- White Non-Hispanic Alone (68.6%)
- Hispanic or Latino (22.2%)
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone (4.0%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- Asian alone (1.6%)
- Black Non-Hispanic Alone (0.6%)
| Median resident age: |  41.0 years |
| California median age: |  35.0 years |
| Males: 43,997 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 43,872 |  (49.9%) |
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| Mendocino County: | 2.0 people |
| California: | 3 people |
| This county: | $41,896 |
| California: | $64,500 |
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $873 (lower quartile is $642, upper quartile is $1,174)
| This county: | $873 |
| State: | $1198 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $344,500 (it was $165,000 in 2000)
| Mendocino: | $344,500 |
| California: | $449,100 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,722
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $453
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 2015: $2,633 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,768 (0.6%)
(15.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.9% for Black residents, 29.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.8% for American Indian residents, 9.2% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 32.7% for other race residents, 25.9% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 21.2%
| Mendocino County: | 21.2% |
| California: | 15.3% |
Median age of residents in 2015: 43 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 45 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52 years old, Black residents: 43 years old, American Indian residents: 24 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 40 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 $1028 a month.
Cities in this county include: Ukiah, Redwood-Potter, Fort Bragg, Willits, Laytonville-Leggett, Brooktrails, Hopland, Redwood Valley, Laytonville, Covelo.
| Zip code | City | Number of tests | Number of tests >= 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95410 | Albion | 1 | 0 |
| 95415 | Boonville | 2 | 0 |
| 95428 | Covelo | 1 | 0 |
| 95437 | Fort Bragg | 10 | 4 |
| 95456 | Littleriver | 1 | 0 |
| 95459 | Manchester | 2 | 0 |
| 95460 | Mendocino | 2 | 0 |
| 95463 | Navarro | 1 | 0 |
| 95468 | Point Arena | 2 | 0 |
| 95469 | Potter Valley | 5 | 2 |
| 95470 | Redwood Valley | 4 | 0 |
| 95482 | Ukiah | 14 | 0 |
| 95490 | Willits | 7 | 0 |
2012 air pollution in Mendocino County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 13.1 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 5.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.mendocino.ca.us
Neighboring counties: Adams County, Colorado 
, Clay County, Kansas , Dundy County, Nebraska , Franklin County, Nebraska , Graham County, Kansas , Morgan County, Colorado , Phillips County, Kansas , Shelby County, Illinois .
| Here: | 4.6% |
| California: | 5.5% |
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 4,500
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,833 (28% naturalized citizens)
| Mendocino County: | 10.2% |
| Whole state: | 26.2% |
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: 25,725
- One, attached: 1,162
- Two: 897
- 3 or 4: 1,212
- 5 to 9: 985
- 10 to 19: 527
- 20 or more: 1,134
- Mobile homes: 4,909
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 386
Housing units in Mendocino County with a mortgage: 8,259 (948 second mortgage, 795 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,017
| Here: | 62.2% with mortgage |
| State: | 79.0% 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:
Number of grocery stores: 51
| Mendocino County: | 5.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| This county: | 0.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 38
| Mendocino County: | 4.42 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 119
| This county: | 13.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Mendocino County: | 7.1% |
| California: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Mendocino County: | 20.4% |
| State: | 21.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Personal care and service occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Mexico (74%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Canada (3%)
- Germany (3%)
- Philippines (1%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1%)
- Italy (1%)
- German (12%)
- English (11%)
- Irish (9%)
- Italian (6%)
- United States or American (6%)
- French (except Basque) (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 26,959 (72%)
- Carpooled: 5,302 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 167 (0%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
- Railroad: 17 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 13 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 27 (0%)
- Bicycle: 320 (1%)
- Walked: 1,918 (5%)
- Other means: 331 (1%)
- Worked at home: 2,588 (7%)
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 | 0.48% ($33,754 average AGI) |
| from Lake County, CA | 0.26% ($42,724) |
| from Sacramento County, CA | 0.17% ($38,082) |
| from Humboldt County, CA | 0.16% ($31,936) |
| from Alameda County, CA | 0.16% ($56,043) |
| from Los Angeles County, CA | 0.15% ($28,907) |
| from Contra Costa County, CA | 0.11% ($60,333) |
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 | 0.63% ($34,591 average AGI) |
| to Lake County, CA | 0.34% ($33,307) |
| to Sacramento County, CA | 0.25% ($29,041) |
| to Humboldt County, CA | 0.18% ($47,692) |
| to Alameda County, CA | 0.17% ($30,880) |
| to Los Angeles County, CA | 0.16% ($25,383) |
| to Butte County, CA | 0.11% ($29,471) |
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%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
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.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 92.2
- Poisoning - 37.9
- Suffocation - 36.2
- Other - 11.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 85,797- In family households: 68,602 (14,198 male householders, 7,393 female householders)
15,456 spouses, 22,427 children (20,679 natural, 584 adopted, 1,164 stepchildren), 2,040 grandchildren, 953 brothers or sisters, 770 parents, 1,394 other relatives, 3,313 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17,195 (6,437 male householders (4,782 living alone)), 6,917 female householders (5,600 living alone)), 3,841 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,044 (870 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,687 2-persons, 4,750 3-persons, 3,681 4-persons, 1,931 5-persons, 881 6-persons, 661 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,382 1-person, 2,495 2-persons, 301 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.
13,134 married couples with children.
5,975 single-parent households (1,595 men, 4,380 women).
83.9% of residents of Mendocino County speak English at home.
13.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
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: 5,617| Here: | 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
| Here: |  -11 per 1000 residents |
| State: | -18 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.02 millions of gallons per day (61% from ground, 39% from surface)
| Here: | 5.3 |
| State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 |
| State: | 3.5 |
Note: State values scaled to Mendocino County population
- 1 room: 258
- 2 rooms: 661
- 3 rooms: 1,278
- 4 rooms: 3,151
- 5 rooms: 6,006
- 6 rooms: 4,989
- 7 rooms: 2,185
- 8 rooms: 1,064
- 9+ rooms: 797
- 1 room: 734
- 2 rooms: 1,556
- 3 rooms: 2,258
- 4 rooms: 3,674
- 5 rooms: 2,595
- 6 rooms: 1,358
- 7 rooms: 468
- 8 rooms: 152
- 9+ rooms: 82
Note: State values scaled to Mendocino County population
- no bedroom: 305
- 1 bedroom: 1,713
- 2 bedrooms: 6,609
- 3 bedrooms: 9,650
- 4 bedrooms: 1,783
- 5+ bedrooms: 329
- no bedroom: 875
- 1 bedroom: 3,598
- 2 bedrooms: 5,023
- 3 bedrooms: 2,986
- 4 bedrooms: 318
- 5+ bedrooms: 77
Note: State values scaled to Mendocino County population
- no vehicle: 874
- 1 vehicle: 5,646
- 2 vehicles: 8,596
- 3 vehicles: 3,872
- 4 vehicles: 1,011
- 5+ vehicles: 390
- no vehicle: 1,738
- 1 vehicle: 5,968
- 2 vehicles: 3,862
- 3 vehicles: 1,062
- 4 vehicles: 173
- 5+ vehicles: 74
57% of Mendocino County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in California.
| Mendocino County: | 57.3% |
| State average: | 52.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 55,691
- Northeast: 3,342
- Midwest: 7,154
- South: 5,188
- West: 5,385
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $148,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
- Utility gas (30.2%)
- Wood (29.4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21.4%)
- Electricity (8.9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8.2%)
- Other fuel (1.4%)
- Utility gas (36.8%)
- Electricity (20.9%)
- Wood (20.1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17.3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.6%)
- Other fuel (0.8%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 678
| Here: | 6.7% |
| California: | 9.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 233
| Here: | 4.0% |
| California: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 279
| Here: | 7.1% |
| California: | 15.4% |
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+)"
