Mentone is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 9,557 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mentone is the 426th largest community in California. Housing costs in Mentone are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Mentone is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mentone is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mentone who work in office and administrative support (11.41%), management occupations (8.85%), and healthcare (8.61%). Of important note, Mentone is also a town of artists. Mentone has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mentone’s character. Also of interest is that Mentone has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Mentone citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.37% of adults 25 and older in Mentone have a college degree. The per capita income in Mentone in 2022 was $32,812, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,248 for a family of four. However, Mentone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mentone is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mentone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Mentone, accounting for 42.42% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Mentone residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mentone include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Mentone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
