Mecca vs Nuevo

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

Mecca and Nuevo 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 6,737 in Nuevo). Nuevo has the higher median household income ($92,443 vs $45,011 in Mecca). Nuevo has the higher median home value ($507,200 vs $222,000 in Mecca).

Population, income & housing

	Mecca	Nuevo
Population	7,071	6,737
Median age	33.2 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,011	$92,443
Median home value	$222,000	$507,200
Median gross rent	$900	$1,552
Housing units	2,453	1,923
Homeownership rate	53.0%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mecca	Nuevo
Population	6,635 → 7,071 (+6.6%)	7,182 → 6,737 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$23,600 → $45,011 (+90.7%)	$71,333 → $92,443 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$158,500 → $222,000 (+40.1%)	$324,600 → $507,200 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $900 (+52.5%)	$1,346 → $1,552 (+15.3%)

Mecca

Population

6,6357,071

Median household income

$23,600$45,011

Median home value

$158,500$222,000

Median gross rent

$590$900

Nuevo

Population

7,1826,737

Median household income

$71,333$92,443

Median home value

$324,600$507,200

Median gross rent

$1,346$1,552

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mecca	Nuevo
Under 5	2.7%	8.0%
5 to 17	24.6%	21.4%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	10.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	5.5%
75 and over	2.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mecca	Nuevo
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	21.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	99.0%	69.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mecca	Nuevo
No high school diploma	63.4%	22.2%
High school graduate	19.3%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mecca	Nuevo
Drove alone	69.5%	78.6%
Carpooled	24.6%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	8.8%
Other means	0.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mecca	Nuevo
1-unit, detached	38.1%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	20.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.6%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Mecca	Nuevo
Poverty rate	19.3%	9.2%
Average household size	3.25	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	38
Median year structure built	1996	1990