COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mecca vs Terre Haute
PLACE A
Mecca, California
VS
PLACE B
Terre Haute, Indiana
Mecca is 88% smaller than Terre Haute. Mecca earns more, with a median household income $5,186 higher.
MECCATERRE HAUTEDIFFERENCE
Total population7,18458,764−88% vs Terre Haute
Population density1,0391,690−651
Population growth-4.2%-3.9%−0.2 pts
Median age32.332.9−0.6
Male48.2%51.1%−2.8 pts
Female51.8%48.9%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born48.4%4.1%+44.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%78.7%−78.4 pts
Black0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino98.4%4.4%+94.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other1.2%6.1%−4.9 pts
Median household income$48,312$43,126+$5,186
Per capita income$19,808$25,369−$5,561
Poverty rate17.8%24.7%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.485−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%24.6%−19.8 pts
Graduate degree0.6%9.8%−9.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%6.9%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation66.2%54.5%+11.7 pts
Median home value$224,300$115,700+$108,600
Median gross rent$916$922−$6
Owner-occupied53.8%52.2%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%12.0%−3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.3%56.8%−33.4 pts
Average commute27.718.5+9.2
Worked from home2.6%5.7%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.2%−1.0 pts
Uninsured11.1%9.6%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024