Mendenhall is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,145 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mendenhall is the 116th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mendenhall is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mendenhall is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mendenhall who work in office and administrative support (18.72%), law enforcement and fire fighting (9.31%), and sales jobs (8.98%). The population of Mendenhall overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Mendenhall, 23.31% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mendenhall in 2022 was $24,836, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,344 for a family of four. However, Mendenhall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mendenhall is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mendenhall home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mendenhall residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mendenhall include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Mendenhall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
