Mecca

Population: 7,071
Median household income: $45,011
Median home value: $222,000

Mecca, a community in Riverside County, California, has 7,071 residents. At $45,011, its median household income sits below Riverside County's $89,672.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mecca's population grew 6.6% from 6,635 to 7,071, while its median home value rose 40.1% from $158,500 to $222,000.

The median gross rent is $900. 4.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,071
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $45,011
Median home value: $222,000
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 2,453
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6357,071

Median household income

$23,600$45,011

Median home value

$158,500$222,000

Median gross rent

$590$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,635	$23,600	$158,500	$590
2020	5,541	$25,179	$163,600	$596
2021	4,451	$25,202	$167,600	$601
2022	6,313	$38,411	$204,600	$858
2023	7,071	$45,011	$222,000	$900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	190	2.7%
5 to 17	1,741	24.6%
18 to 24	772	10.9%
25 to 34	1,112	15.7%
35 to 44	743	10.5%
45 to 54	796	11.3%
55 to 64	873	12.3%
65 to 74	643	9.1%
75 and over	201	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,999	99.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma63.4%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's13.0%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,770	63.4%
High school graduate	845	19.3%
Some college or associate's	567	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	186	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled24.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,373	69.5%
Carpooled	840	24.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	145	4.2%
Other means	4	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	425	13.0%
15 to 29 min	1,466	44.8%
30 to 44 min	981	30.0%
45 to 59 min	278	8.5%
60+ min	121	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 19.3% (1,351 of 7,010)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,532	70.4%
Nonfamily households	645	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,177	88.7%
Vacant	276	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,153	53.0%
Renter-occupied	1,024	47.0%

1-unit, detached38.1%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units20.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other24.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	935	38.1%
1-unit, attached	126	5.1%
2 to 4 units	254	10.4%
5 to 19 units	490	20.0%
20 or more units	44	1.8%
Mobile home & other	604	24.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0646660
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.5766, -116.0647