Mecca

Population: 670
Median household income: $42,917
Median home value: $57,000

Located in Parke County, Indiana, Mecca is a community with a population of 670. Its median household income of $42,917 runs below the Parke County figure of $66,776.

From 2019 to 2023, Mecca's population grew 83.6% from 365 to 670, while its median home value rose 11.3% from $51,200 to $57,000.

Owners occupy 60.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 27.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 670
Median age: 27.9 yrs
Median household income: $42,917
Median home value: $57,000
Median gross rent: $592
Housing units: 225
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

365670

Median household income

$42,625$42,917

Median home value

$51,200$57,000

Median gross rent

$630$592

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	365	$42,625	$51,200	$630
2020	583	$33,269	$46,600	$488
2021	558	$35,938	$51,000	$543
2022	644	$39,688	$53,300	$586
2023	670	$42,917	$57,000	$592

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

Age distribution

Under 511.2%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	11.2%
5 to 17	152	22.7%
18 to 24	92	13.7%
25 to 34	71	10.6%
35 to 44	81	12.1%
45 to 54	47	7.0%
55 to 64	64	9.6%
65 to 74	44	6.6%
75 and over	44	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	654	97.6%
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	8	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate45.9%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	15.1%
High school graduate	161	45.9%
Some college or associate's	117	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	18	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	182	80.5%
Carpooled	30	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	12.1%
15 to 29 min	78	36.3%
30 to 44 min	86	40.0%
45 to 59 min	18	8.4%
60+ min	7	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.35
Poverty rate: 19.9% (133 of 668)

	Count	Share
Family households	156	78.0%
Nonfamily households	44	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	200	88.9%
Vacant	25	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	120	60.0%
Renter-occupied	80	40.0%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	169	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	4.4%
5 to 19 units	1	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	20.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1848132
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7271, -87.3317