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Population (year 2000): 11,434. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,338 (-0.8% change)
Males: 5,501 (48.1%), Females: 5,933 (51.9%)
Dakota County
Zip code:
55118
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $81,155 (year 2000)
Median house value: $209,000 (year 2000)
Races in Mendota Heights:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (36.1%), Irish (21.5%),
Norwegian (10.4%), English (10.0%), Swedish (7.5%), French
(5.7%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 9.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mendota Heights
- High school or higher: 96.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 20.6%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mendota Heights city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 67.7%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 5.8%
3.8% Foreign born (1.6% Asia, 1.1% Europe, 0.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,786 (+18.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mendota Heights:
- CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE - SAINT PAUL (about 4 miles;
SAINT PAUL, MN)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SAINT PAUL, MN)
- UNITED HOSPITALS INC (about 4 miles; SAINT PAUL, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mendota Heights:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 6
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 78 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 82 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mendota Heights:
- ST PAUL DOWNTOWN HOLMAN FLD (about 7 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; ID: STP)
- SOUTH ST PAUL MUNI-RICHARD E FLEMING FLD (about 9
miles; SOUTH ST PAUL, MN; ID: SGS)
- WIPLINE (about 12 miles; INVER GROVE HGTS, MN; ID:
09Y)
Amtrak station near Mendota Heights:
- 7 miles: ST. PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS (ST. PAUL, 730
TRANSFER RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental
service, taxi stand.
College/University in Mendota Heights:
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (Full-time enrollment:
2,171; Location: 1440 NORTHLAND DR; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.brown-institute.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Mendota Heights:
- ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 4 miles; ST PAUL, MN;
FT enrollment: 7,652)
- COLLEGE OF SAINT CATHERINE-SAINT PAUL CAMPUS (about
4 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,492)
- HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,847)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; ST
PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 10 miles;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 36,289)
Public primary/middle schools in Mendota Heights:
- FRIENDLY HILLS MID. (Students: 701; Location:
701 MENDOTA HEIGHTS RD.; Grades: 05 - 08)
- MENDOTA EL. (Students: 351; Location: 1979
SUMMIT LANE; Grades: KG - 04)
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