Garnet vs Mecca

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

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

Mecca has the higher population (7,071 vs 6,979 in Garnet). Garnet has the higher median household income ($63,082 vs $45,011 in Mecca). Garnet has the higher median home value ($237,800 vs $222,000 in Mecca).

Population, income & housing

	Garnet	Mecca
Population	6,979	7,071
Median age	38.2 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,082	$45,011
Median home value	$237,800	$222,000
Median gross rent	$1,627	$900
Housing units	2,278	2,453
Homeownership rate	72.5%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garnet	Mecca
Population	5,285 → 6,979 (+32.1%)	6,635 → 7,071 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$38,654 → $63,082 (+63.2%)	$23,600 → $45,011 (+90.7%)
Median home value	$180,900 → $237,800 (+31.5%)	$158,500 → $222,000 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,315 → $1,627 (+23.7%)	$590 → $900 (+52.5%)

Garnet

Population

5,2856,979

Median household income

$38,654$63,082

Median home value

$180,900$237,800

Median gross rent

$1,315$1,627

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)

	Garnet	Mecca
Under 5	5.6%	2.7%
5 to 17	21.4%	24.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	11.6%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	16.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.1%
75 and over	3.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garnet	Mecca
White (non-Hispanic)	15.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	80.3%	99.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garnet	Mecca
No high school diploma	39.5%	63.4%
High school graduate	30.5%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garnet	Mecca
Drove alone	79.7%	69.5%
Carpooled	15.2%	24.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	4.2%
Other means	1.3%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garnet	Mecca
1-unit, detached	77.3%	38.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Garnet	Mecca
Poverty rate	16.3%	19.3%
Average household size	3.29	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1994	1996