CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mecca

California · 1,966 residents · 6.92 sq mi

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With 1,966 people, Mecca is a city in California. The population has fallen 64% since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 24.7. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 2% of adults. The poverty rate is 31.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 39% less than in California as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,966

−64%vs 2000

vs 5,402 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

24.7

+9%vs 2000

vs 22.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.92 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(175)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(151)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.1%(219)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1912.4%(243)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.6%(209)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(337)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(244)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(165)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.6%(110)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(76)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(31)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,829

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,973 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,271

−17%vs 2000

vs $6,389 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.7%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,800

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$388

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.8%

+8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.7% in 2000

46.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic0.8%(43)

Black0%(1)

Hispanic / Latino98%(5,295)

Asian0.5%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.1%(1,299)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino95.8%(1,883)

Asian3.3%(64)

Other30.7%(603)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican88.2%(6,339)

Central American7.7%(550)

Guatemalan5.2%(376)

Salvadoran1.9%(138)

Nicaraguan0.3%(23)

Honduran0.2%(13)

Ancestry

American2%(142)

French0.4%(28)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest American population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

1.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

16.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.0 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.9%(1,389)

Married48.3%(1,373)

Widowed1.9%(53)

Divorced1%(28)

Women 15+

Never married46.2%(1,362)

Married41.7%(1,232)

Widowed9%(265)

Divorced3.1%(92)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−26.5 ptssince 2013

from 37.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

14.2%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

69.5%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 79.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

16.7%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

75.0%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 80.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 12 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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