Cherry Valley vs Mecca

A side-by-side comparison of Cherry Valley and Mecca: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cherry Valley has the higher population (7,302 vs 7,071 in Mecca). Cherry Valley has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $45,011 in Mecca). Cherry Valley has the higher median home value ($358,000 vs $222,000 in Mecca).

Population, income & housing

	Cherry Valley	Mecca
Population	7,302	7,071
Median age	55.1 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$45,011
Median home value	$358,000	$222,000
Median gross rent	$1,380	$900
Housing units	2,968	2,453
Homeownership rate	85.0%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherry Valley	Mecca
Population	8,115 → 7,302 (-10.0%)	6,635 → 7,071 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$54,750 → $78,125 (+42.7%)	$23,600 → $45,011 (+90.7%)
Median home value	$276,100 → $358,000 (+29.7%)	$158,500 → $222,000 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,380 (+42.4%)	$590 → $900 (+52.5%)

Cherry Valley

Population

8,1157,302

Median household income

$54,750$78,125

Median home value

$276,100$358,000

Median gross rent

$969$1,380

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)

	Cherry Valley	Mecca
Under 5	4.6%	2.7%
5 to 17	11.2%	24.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	9.7%	15.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	19.3%	9.1%
75 and over	13.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherry Valley	Mecca
White (non-Hispanic)	60.6%	0.0%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	32.0%	99.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherry Valley	Mecca
No high school diploma	15.4%	63.4%
High school graduate	28.2%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherry Valley	Mecca
Drove alone	71.3%	69.5%
Carpooled	13.2%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	4.2%
Other means	3.3%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherry Valley	Mecca
1-unit, detached	68.1%	38.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	31.7%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Cherry Valley	Mecca
Poverty rate	13.9%	19.3%
Average household size	2.60	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	36	26
Median year structure built	1974	1996