Bermuda Dunes vs Mecca

A side-by-side comparison of Bermuda Dunes and Mecca: population, income, housing, and more.

Bermuda Dunes and Mecca are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bermuda Dunes has the higher population (8,074 vs 7,071 in Mecca). Bermuda Dunes has the higher median household income ($93,819 vs $45,011 in Mecca). Bermuda Dunes has the higher median home value ($509,100 vs $222,000 in Mecca).

Population, income & housing

	Bermuda Dunes	Mecca
Population	8,074	7,071
Median age	39.4 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$93,819	$45,011
Median home value	$509,100	$222,000
Median gross rent	$1,774	$900
Housing units	3,902	2,453
Homeownership rate	50.5%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bermuda Dunes	Mecca
Population	6,704 → 8,074 (+20.4%)	6,635 → 7,071 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$59,860 → $93,819 (+56.7%)	$23,600 → $45,011 (+90.7%)
Median home value	$346,600 → $509,100 (+46.9%)	$158,500 → $222,000 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,327 → $1,774 (+33.7%)	$590 → $900 (+52.5%)

Bermuda Dunes

Population

6,7048,074

Median household income

$59,860$93,819

Median home value

$346,600$509,100

Median gross rent

$1,327$1,774

Mecca

Population

6,6357,071

Median household income

$23,600$45,011

Median home value

$158,500$222,000

Median gross rent

$590$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bermuda Dunes	Mecca
Under 5	6.4%	2.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	24.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	15.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.1%
75 and over	9.5%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bermuda Dunes	Mecca
White (non-Hispanic)	55.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	36.7%	99.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bermuda Dunes	Mecca
No high school diploma	10.9%	63.4%
High school graduate	16.8%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bermuda Dunes	Mecca
Drove alone	76.9%	69.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	4.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bermuda Dunes	Mecca
1-unit, detached	47.6%	38.1%
1-unit, attached	15.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	20.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Bermuda Dunes	Mecca
Poverty rate	9.1%	19.3%
Average household size	2.62	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1989	1996