ZIP 61342 · Mendota
Who lives in ZIP code 61342 (Mendota, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mendota, IL · LaSalle County
uszips 2026
People8,543
Median age41.5
Household income$65,348
Home value$153,579
Median rent$794/mo
Poverty12.4%
College degree+22.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ottawa, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 31 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,487
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
29.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,775.
Education (adults 25+)
38.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
27.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.0%
- Never married
- 35.2%
- Divorced
- 9.7%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 53.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.2%
- Rent burden
- 25.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 3.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.8%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 3.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.